Navy Hospitalman O’Dell on Front Lines of COVID Fight

US Navy Hospitalman Matthew O’Dell, a native of Leonardtown, is playing a critical role in the efforts to maintain a healthy and ready fighting force in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a hospital corpsman working at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Navy Medical Readiness Training Command, Mr. O’Dell’s skills are vital to maintaining the health of the sailors in the Patuxent River area, and by extension, the readiness of the Navy’s operational ships and submarines on which they serve. “The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic brought an invisible enemy to our shores and changed the way we operate…