"Doc"

"Doc"

This Navy Corpsman is administering to the needs of the local Vietnamese.  Here we are on patrol through the village of Quang Tri.  Our mission was twofold: to look for enemy V.C. and to win the loyalty of the local population. Marines always liked to think they were better than guys in the other branches of the service—except for the Navy corpsman.  We called them Squids, whale turds, Doc, pecker checker and a lot worse.  But the one thing we never called them were shit birds or pussies. The dreaded “ Corpsman up” or just “Doc, help me” were very often the first screams to be heard when someone got hit.  They were called in to save lives under the absolutely most horrific conditions and their bravery was the equal of anyone’s.... more

   

 

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