Soldier Sees Daughter's Birth Via Internet, Satellite
Posted on: Tuesday, 9 August 2005, 15:00 CDT
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) -- Sgt. William Hamrick II witnessed the birth of his daughter Monday. That may seem unremarkable -- except that Hamrick was 6,000 miles away in Iraq.
When doctors induced labor Monday morning at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, Hamrick was virtually at his wife's side via live Internet video and satellite audio link.
The 25-year-old soldier could see and hear everything as it happened in the hospital room. The satellite audio link let him talk his wife through the contractions. And at 4:04 p.m. in West Virginia, just after midnight in Baghdad, he was able to watch as Elaina Jo Hamrick came into the world.
Angela Hamrick could only hear her husband, but she had a framed photo of him at her bedside.
"Just being able to hear his voice was well worth it," the new mom said. "I knew he was around me somehow."
Source: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
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