Author: Ron Mosbaugh Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1546257284 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 159
Book Description
The author, a highly decorated sailor, relates the history of his thirteen-month tour of duty in wartime Vietnam in 19661967. He, embedded within the Marine Corps, tells about treating the wounded while exposed to live-fire conditions on everything from squad-size patrols to company-size missions. The author also relates how he fulfilled his responsibility for the marines health in camp; he was often the only medical person within miles. He describes the procedures for getting the wounded aboard a helicopter and transferred to a field hospital. Added to his responsibilities was caring for civilians as the United States tried to win the hearts of the Vietnamese people. He even had to treat a wounded Vietnamese who was still wearing the bandage he got from a prior skirmish with the Americans. Of equal interest to the author are the effects of battle not only on the warrior at the time but also in his life after military service. PTSD even affected this corpsman, and he suffers from itboth inpatient and outpatient experiences. Nineteen years old at the time of the war, he describes how quickly youth and social behavior are lost in combat. The author tells his story in fresh, readable prose and does not lose the reader in the actions of higher authority. He gives personal statements in a short reflection at the end of each chapter.
Author: Hmcm Ronald "Doc" Publisher: ISBN: 9781367199460 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
A compilation of military short stories from the author's experiences as a Navy Corpsman before, during and after the Vietnam war. The difficulties surrounding PTSD are featured.
Author: Hmcm Ronald "Doc" Publisher: ISBN: 9781389576331 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
A compilation of military short stories from the author's experiences as a Navy Corpsman before, during and after the Vietnam war. The difficulties surrounding PTSD are featured.
Author: Paul Baviello Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1387604007 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
"Corpsman Up" is the cry that echoes across the battlefield whenever a Marine is wounded in combat. The book tells the story of men at war from a unique perspective; that of a medical specialist assigned to a Marine combat platoon. It is 1969; Hospital Corpsman Mike Lombardo arrives in Vietnam determined to follow in the footsteps of his Dad and Grandfather in war. He quickly discovers there is nothing glamorous or heroic about war. Through Mike's eyes you go on a journey into a living hell and experience the thrills and horror of combat, the agony of the wounded and dead and see foxhole relationships develop between blacks and whites, farm boys and city kids. Experience the anguish, and concern with Mike, when friend after friend is wounded and he knows that their lives are in his hands and then wonders for the rest of his life if he did the right things.
Author: Gregg Stoner Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 144016956X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
MMarines and Navy Corpsmen tell their unique stories about experiences they had during their careers. Many of their careers were brought short by debilitating wounds received during battles or from land mines. Some have received Purple Hearts for injuries, and many had to return to battle after healing. The stories are about daily life in the Marines and Navy—the unique and little things that make life interesting to men who at any moment could be called to action to hot-zone somewhere in the world. Most of the stories in this book come from the web site The Halls of Montezuma, a site designed as a meeting place for Marines and Navy Corpsmen. The stories reflect their feelings about what they did and how it impacted their lives. The stories range from serious to humorous. All wrote from the heart.
Author: Harry Spiller Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476643512 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
The captivating individual stories of 17 U.S. Navy corpsmen who served in Vietnam, told in their own words. Their accounts relate why they joined the Navy in wartime, why they became corpsmen--the enlisted medical specialists of the Navy and Marine Corps--along with many day-to-day, sometimes minute-to-minute recollections of caring for both the wounded and the dead under fire. They also reflect on the long-term effects the war had on them and their families.
Author: Ron Mosbaugh
Author: Hmcm Ronald "Doc"
Author: Hmcm Ronald "Doc"
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Author: Paul Baviello
Author: Gregg Stoner
Author: Harry Spiller
Author: United States. Army Medical Department (1968- )
Author: United States. Army. Medical Department