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	"THE ORIGINAL JAVA FOUNDERS" Rich and Pete flew lifesaving MEDEVAC missions throughout the Iraqi desert. They also shared a common goal; to boost morale and provide respite from the daily grinds of war. Their vision, "Original Java", became an oasis in the desert, an espresso cigar bar serving coffee, frozen smoothies, and a much-needed dose of sanity. Now back stateside, "OJ" has evolved into an e-commerce coffee shop adorned with "Project Dustoff". This program directs financial aid towards wounded Service Members and their families as they reintegrate into life at home. We want to thank you for your contribution towards America's Finest; our lifeline of support is becoming a reality. Continue the Care! - Great Coffee with a Conscience -
	"PRESS RELEASE 12.2008" Check back soon for our upcoming press release. Here you will find our PR as we receive international publicity from a marketing and public relations team.
	"Assorted Articles and Videos" Click on the links below to view assorted articles and videos...Even take a ride on a medical unit helicopter: Footage of 57th Medical Unit In Iraq Take a ride on a medical unit helicopter actual footage including an IED attack and the crew survived! Anaconda Times News Article - New perks appear at local java shop Article written by Spc. Amanda Solitario on the first Original Java. (Top Right of Newspaper) Article on Original Java from Paraglide If you combine the TV shows "Friends" and "MAS*H," you'd fine the Original Java...! Article From Single Serve Espresso In what might be described as the best little coffee shop in the Middle East, the soldiers of the 57th... Original Java Founders and Owners Learn more about one of the Original Java Founders! SSG Rick Simmons and CPT Pete Huggins, and owners Ginger Simmons and 1LT Molly Huggins! The article is about half the way down the page. Archived Stories and Photos Now you can take a look inside the very first Original Java, LSA Anaconda - beginning back with the first post in August of 2006! Article at DVIDS on the Original Java Shop Learn more about one of the Original Java's First Shop!
	"A Place To Escape" You may wonder how a coffee shop in the middle of Iraq offers a place to escape. I will tell you a way that I have experienced. I am sitting on the couch drinking a coffee and talking to some friends when my radio goes off, "1st UP, CHASE, URGENT MISSION". I quickly head out the door, leaving my conversation and coffee, and head to Operations to check where we will be going and what the injuries are. The patient has shrapnel injuries to both lower extremities and to the abdomen. We head to the aircraft and are off the ground within seven minutes of the initial radio call. Its pitch black outside and our aircraft's lights are off. We can only see with the aid of Night Vision Goggles. I make a call on the radio letting them know we are two minutes out, I can see a burning vehicle. Our aircraft comes around and we land in the middle of the road. I jump out and run towards the huddled Soldiers gathered around a litter. Burning flames light the night, in the forefront of my mind is the danger of a secondary Improvised Explosive Device (IED) or an ambush set up for the helicopter. Security is two light trucks on either end of the road, stopping traffic, automatic weapons at the ready. As I approach, I notice that the patient has bandages on his injuries and he is alert and oriented. The medic on the ground tries to yell the injuries to me, but it is difficult to hear, the aircraft is loud. I quickly assess the patient and motion to the medic to grab onto the litter. We move the patient to the aircraft and are off the ground. Three minutes is my goal for time on the ground, and I just made it. On the seven-minute flight back, I check the patient's vitals and make sure all life saving measures are holding. I make the call to the hospital, and we land and unload the patient. We wheel him into the ER, and I tell the doctor all the pertinent information. Then it is back to the helicopter and to the "Original Dustoff" compound. Once the aircraft is shutdown and refueled, I fill out the needed paperwork, and head to the Original Java to find my cold cup of coffee. I sit and look at my watch, less than 45 mins have passed. I review the mission in my head as I sip my coffee, fast and furious, no room for mistakes, mission complete. I have found my place to escape. I can only speak for myself, but I would not be surprised if others felt the same way. If our little coffee shop can provide some kind of sanity in an insane environment, then we have accomplished our goal. The acronym MWR stand for morale, welfare, and recreation and I think the Original Java represents it perfectly. Tomorrow is Independence Day in the United States. This Holiday is very special to all of us in the military, and we are celebrating it here with a BBQ. A smile comes to my face as I think of the future of Iraq, will there be a National Holiday similar to ours, honoring the Democratic Independence of Iraq. Knowing that I had a small part in their freedom plays heavily in my heart. Serving beside my bothers and sisters in arms, I am humbled. Happy 4th, God Bless. SSG Simmons - 3 July 2006
	"One of the First Original Java News Stories" LSA Anaconda, Iraq-- The work that the men and women of the 57th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) do everyday means the difference between life and death for US soldiers and Marines in Iraq. Headquartered at Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Balad, the 57th's helicopters and soldiers-combat medics, pilots, mechanics, cooks, fuel handlers and administrative staff-comprise the first link in the medical evacuation chain that takes injured service members from their points of injury on the battlefield to the safety of US hospitals. Flying through Iraq's skies without armed escort, the 57th's Blackhawk helicopters routinely contend with enemy fire from the ground and sometimes arrive at unsecured landing zones. Despite the inherent danger of their work, the 57th's soldiers live by the company's motto: "When I Have Your Wounded." While on a medical evacuation mission (a MEDEVAC), the men and women of the 57th Medical Company will not rest until every injured soldier or Marine is safely aboard a helicopter, speeding to Baghdad or Balad for advanced medical care. When the 57th arrived in Iraq in October 2005, two of its members-CPT Pete Huggins and SSG Richard Simmons-were determined to keep the unit's morale high despite the physically and mentally demanding work ahead of them. Having served with the unit during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, SSG Simmons knew that the unit's endurance hinged on soldiers' ability to recuperate from their daily routines. Eager to provide a place for soldiers to unwind, CPT Huggins and SSG Simmons began building a recreation facility. With help of the unit's amateur carpenters, the men converted a trailer into a espresso and cigar bar named "Original Java." Named for the 57th-the Army's original MEDEVAC unit-the espresso bar is now the center of off-duty life in the compound. Volunteer "bartenders" make hot or cold espresso drinks and frozen fruit smoothies while soldiers play darts, read magazines, lounge on couches and watch television. After nearly five months in business, the Original Java attracts more than just the 57th's soldiers-it's a meeting place for all service members, civilian contractors and soldiers from Coalition Countries who call LSA Anaconda "home." The Original Java operates on donations from its customers. Instead of charging for drinks, CPT Huggins and SSG Simmons collect donations for 57th's Family Readiness Group (FRG) as well as "Any Soldier.Com" a website for soldiers to list their needs and requests for their troops. In turn, the FRG (headed by SSG Simmon's wife, Ginger) purchases and mails supplies needed to keep the coffee shop running that are not donated. Some supplies are also donated by soldiers' family members and friends. All profits generated from the Original Java are returned to the soldiers and their families through FRG-administered programs. All funds generated are recorded to keep in compliance with Army Regulation 600-20. Original Java profits are being used to purchase commemorative plaques for every 57th soldier, as well as to fund a special homecoming dinner at Fayetteville's Airborne and Special Operations Museum. When the 57th's tour is over, Huggins and Simmons will entrust the "Original Java" to the MEDEVAC unit that is replacing the 57th. Their hope is that the Original Java will continue to provide soldiers with respite from the "daily grind" at LSA Anaconda.
	"Midnight Mass Casualty" The night of 26 June 2006 began as a quiet night. I was in the "Original Java" talking with patrons about the 120-degree temperature that day and other small talk to pass the night. Just a few miles away, in the small town of Baqubah, Iraqi civilians were doing the same thing. They were going about, talking about the happenings of the day, and buying supplies for tomorrow at a local open-air market. Just after sundown, two dark bodies slipped into their presence. They stayed in the shadows and confirmed the specifics of their plan. This would be the last time they would do so. They gave each other a farewell and initiated their sinister plot. As the Iraqi civilians mingled around the market, there came a distant hum of motorcycles in the background. The hum grew louder as they approached, almost totally unnoticed. In an instant, chaos rang out. The market was enveloped in the destructive nature of the deadly explosives unleashed by the two suicide bombers. Their mission was now complete while ours was only about to begin. At 11 p.m. one of the operations personnel came into the coffee shop with a message that would break the silence. She announced that a possible Mass Casualty Incident had occurred just 10 miles south. It was possible that there would be over 30 casualties in need of Urgent Care. The trigger had been pulled! I was not on duty tonight, but knew that my services were needed. I searched out, found another senior medic, and told him of the mission. We both gathered our equipment and reported to the flight line. We dropped our gear in the two first responder aircraft and headed to operations to join the rest of the Soldiers. At 11:15 p.m. a request was sent out over the lines to send immediate help. The crews loaded the aircraft and were "wheels-up" within eight minutes. Our call sign, "Original 63", made contact with Phantom Operations at Base WARHORSE. They informed us that patients were waiting for transport at the helipad, and others were still being brought into the Compound. Upon landing, the other flight medics and I headed towards the waiting patients. Initial impression was not good, the situation was critical. Their injuries were such that they could not breathe for themselves and needed forced ventilation. The other medics and I triaged the patients and loaded them as quickly. In minutes, we were off again, en-route back to the Air Force Theater Hospital (AFTH). The flight, though only seven minutes, took an eternity. During this time, we were involved in continual en-route care to save these people. The percussion of the explosion had sent the casualties flying in all directions causing trauma to their hollow organs, shrapnel wounds from the flying debris, and blunt force trauma to their bodies as they hit the walls and the ground of the market place. I was engrossed in the situation. Our Operations station calls out and informs us that they have seven more aircraft ramping-up. MEDEVAC from Tikrit and Baghdad, along with two assault aircraft from 101st are inbound. The "Full Court Press" was on! My concentration remained in the back of "Original 63". I called the hospital and informed them of our patients on-board; I let them know there are another 25 urgent litters still inbound. Right as we landed the AFTH staff was out in full force, with litter-bearer teams assembled and ready. The patients were quickly transferred and whisked away to the Emergency Room for further treatment. They were now in the caring hands of the hospital personnel. I quickly jump back in my aircraft and we head out for another pick up. I re-arrange my equipment and prepare for the next load of injured personnel. "Small arms fire, 2 o'clock, half mile", our pilot calls out over the intercom. We scan and see dots of light streaming into the sky. They cannot see us since we have our aircraft lights off, but they can hear the roar of our engines and the constant pounding of the blades and they fire blindly into the sky. It would take that "golden bullet" to bring down a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Other weapons such as Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers and shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles would cause devastating damage. We passed by the area small arms fire was seen and turn into the compound and land. Another load of litter patients lay on the ground awaiting evacuation. This time children, young children, maybe age six or seven. They were staring up at me with fear in their eyes. It could be fear of the helicopter, it could be from their injuries, or maybe it was from being taken away by American Soldiers, not knowing where they are going, not speaking English, and wondering if they will see their parents again. I try to calm them by holding their hand, giving them the thumbs up, but I can tell all they want is to go home and be with their parents. As we get closer to the hospital, we are informed that they cannot accept any more patients; they are at their maximum capacity. We will have to divert to our Operations landing pad where other aircraft are inbound to carry them to Baghdad or Tikrit. As we come in to land, I can see my whole company waiting, ready to download the patients, other medics waiting on the ground to receive them and continue their care. As we touch down, four of my fellow Soldiers take the litters and move them off 50 feet into the rocks. They cover the injured with their own bodies as we lift up and turn towards the east. It took 3 minutes. I cannot imagine how this could happen any faster. It is amazing to me how people adapt to certain occasions. This is something we have not practiced before, it is in the middle of the night, and everyone is mission focused and intent on the life or death issues at hand. I have been in the air the whole time, but I can imagine my fellow Soldiers, running room to room, waking people up, and telling them they are needed right now. Nothing is more important to us then saving another human beings life. We are making our radio calls to tower when we hear the 101st Assault Aircraft, call sign "Rude Dog", call out for assistance. We pickup to a high hover and flash our landing lights so that they see our location. As they head in for a landing across our nose, we move forward and are up and out for another pickup. The airwaves are filled with aircraft calling into tower, our sister ships calling into the hospital and others heading back out. Our pilot informs tower that we will be back and forth several times tonight due to the incident just east. We call out to Operations to see what the total count of patients moved thus far and they respond 14. We are about half way through with the initial count of 30 injured. We hear our two sister aircraft, they are on the pad at base Warhorse, loading litters, informing us they are heading to the Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad. The landing zone is clear for us to come in. This time, a middle-aged Iraqi woman and two teenage boys are loaded onto our helicopter. The woman is dressed in the traditional black gown, which usually covers her from head to toe, but tonight, her face and injured abdomen are exposed. She has shrapnel injures and looks to be in shock. There is no on board x-ray machine, and I cannot be sure of the damage done internally. The two young men both have shrapnel injuries as well, but these patients are at least breathing on their own. I realize as I'm performing my medical duties that I am extremely thirsty. Even at night, the temperature is well over 100 degrees. The wind coming in from the crew window is like a hair dryer blasting your face. Although we are somewhat used to the environment here, we still must hydrate to replenish the fluids lost from sweating. I seem to have stopped sweating a while ago, which is not good. We land at the hospital this time, where two aircraft from Tikrit are waiting. I inform the crew chief I need water, and when I get back from my transfer with "Harley 53", cold water is waiting in my seat. We pick up and turn out towards Warhorse, and I swallow down the bottle of water. I feel like I just replaced my depleted batteries with new ones. This should be our last pick up. SSG Simmons - 26 June 2006
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	"COFFEE TIPS & CHARACTERISTICS" Original Java is proud to provide you with some tips and information for your finest coffee beans from grinding and storage, to filter usage and scoops. Also learn how coffee is defined from the four major elements and roasts. Just click the link above to view these tips!
	"COFFEE TERMS & TRIVIA" Original Java is proud to provide you with some terms and trivia! From a glossary of general coffee terms to learning some cool quick coffee trivia check it out by clicking the link above!
	"COFFEE FACTS" Here are some incredible facts about coffee, yes we're full of surprises! Coffee has more fiber than orange juice! Also, coffee can improve your mood and even your handwriting... Check it out by clicking the link above!
	"THE ANTIOXIDANTS ADVANTAGE" Coffee beans contain more antioxidants per serving than some highly-touted super foods, like blueberries, pushing coffee to the top of the list for antioxidant levels... Check it out by clicking the link above!
	"COFFEE MAY PROTECT AGAINST ORAL CANCERS" New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat... Check it out by clicking the link above!
	"DOES CAFFEINE PERK MEMORY" Trying to cut down on your coffee consumption, ladies? A new study from France found that women who reported drinking three-plus cups of java daily did better on memory tests... Check it out by clicking the link above!
	"CAFFEINE MAY BLOCK LINKS TO ALZHEIMERS" A little caffeine every day could offer some protection from Alzheimer's disease for people with high cholesterol... Check it out by clicking the link above!
	"COFFEE AND YOUR HEALTH" Find out some interesting health news on coffee! Check it out by clicking the link above!
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	"HEALTH BENEFITS OF TEA" Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world after water. Among all varieties of tea - black, green, white, oolong, red, herbal - which one offers the most health benefits?...Check it out by clicking the link above!
	"ORGANIC AND FAIR TRADE TEA" Organic and fair trade tea is growing in popularity as people realize the advantages of spending a bit more per purchase with the payback being benefits in both health and human terms. Most people may not realize that tea is often grown on plantations in the developing world where the crops are sprayed with many chemicals and pesticides. The workers who pick the leaves are not only exposed to this danger; they are often paid a fractional minimal wage as well. Why Buy Organic and Fair Trade Tea? Consumers usually decide to buy organic and fair trade blends because production is carried out using sustainable farming practices, specifically not allowing deforestation to occur as part of plantation farming techniques. Some producers go down the fair trade route, which gives the consumer further altruistic benefit in terms of assurance that the workers on the tea or coffee plantations have been working under improved terms and conditions, giving them a better quality of life and reducing exploitation. What does “organic” mean? Tea or coffee qualifies as organic only when environmental-friendly techniques are deployed in its production. An organic unit should be a self-sustaining one, designing the farm at the time of establishment of new organic tea or coffee plantation is crucial for optimum utilization of resources within the plantation itself. In order to establish organic tea fields, it is necessary to build up inherent nutrient levels and neutralize the chemical residues left in soils from past cultivation. This requires an interim period - called the conversion period. Based on the agro-ecological conditions, this period may vary from 3 to 5 years. If plantation is taken up before the conversion period is over, chemical residues may exist in the product. Organic processing techniques are sufficient to make pesticides nonexistent in the end product.
	"SOAK UP TEA'S NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS" It might seem an exaggeration to compare a cup of tea to a serving of veggies, but there are some similarities...Check it out by clicking the link above!

	"TEA REDUCES OVARIAN CANCER RISK" Not only is tea refreshing and soothing, new research suggests that it may reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer...Check it out by clicking the link above!



	"BLACK TEA CONSUMPTION REDUCES CHOLESTEROL" The Journal of Nutrition reports on the effects of black tea consumption. Inclusion of tea in a diet moderately low in fat reduces total and LDL cholesterol by significant amounts and may, therefore, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Check it out by clicking the link above!

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