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pinboy3niner

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14. Doc, I'm still in touch with my medic from VN

Reply to permatex (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 10:36 PM

Jul 2012

He found me after 20 years--and he told me he still has the letter I wrote him after being medevac'd to an Army hospital in the States, with my PS: "Your bedside manner sucks!"

Today, Doc works for the VA--in prosthetics. I don't know how in hell he does it, after VN.

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Mitt Romney Fondly Recalls French Vacations and the marvelous, REFRESHING lack of Viet Cong gunfire [View all] pinboy3niner Jun 2012 OP

Mitt is unfitt.....he is a 1 %er opihimoimoi Jun 2012 #1

More than that--he advocates war and others serving and dying--but not him or his sons pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #2

A debate question for him exboyfil Jun 2012 #3

real question is... Mponti Jun 2012 #6

Never Been to France Godot51 Jun 2012 #4

I've never been to me .... zbdent Jun 2012 #7

Great poetry CRK7376 Jul 2012 #19

Art is a great outlet for the intense emotions war and combat bring about Victor_c3 Aug 2012 #22

Are you the author and may I post this elsewhere. era veteran Aug 2012 #20

Here's something Mitt never heard The Wizard Jun 2012 #5

Fire for effect pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #10

Makes me feel The Wizard Jun 2012 #11

Sounds like time for a radio check pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #13

3 niner - this is five 2 The Wizard Jul 2012 #15

but ... but ... but ... zbdent Jun 2012 #8

We went from freedom fries to Mitt & fromage Historic NY Jun 2012 #9

What a POS permatex Jun 2012 #12

Doc, I'm still in touch with my medic from VN pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #14

I am still in touch with some of the Marines I had the honor to serve with. permatex Jul 2012 #16

We also were in I Corps, but a little farther South than you pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #17

To this day whenever I hear a loud bang permatex Jul 2012 #18

I totally get the ice cream story Victor_c3 Aug 2012 #21

i don't think you should feel ashamed WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #23

You don't need to explain anything to those of us here glacierbay Aug 2012 #24