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This book provides the detailed history of the Marine Corps and
their medical personnel during the first six months of the war in
Korea including their campaigns in Pusan, Inchon, Wonsan, and the
Chosin Reservoir. Also included are more than 400 personal award
citations for gallantry, intrepid behavior, and remarkable
leadership.
In war an in peace, in good weather and bad, the helicopter has
proven itself over and over again.It has been used for medical
evacuations, search and rescue missions, as well as for simple
transportation. Among the thousands of personnel who have flown on
helicopters, the U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen did so as an aircrew
members, as patients, or as passengers. Between 1962 and 2007
fifty-seven of these men lost their lives. These corpsmen were
killed far from their homes in places like Vietnam, Cambodia,
Afghanistan and Iraq, over both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, as
well as the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and the American
Southwest. This book tells the individualized story of each man,
some stories accompanied by comments from family or friends. In
addition, there are stories about sixteen other corpsmen who did
not perish and lived to provide their personal experiences. One of
these stories is about a senior female enlisted corpsman who flew
evacuations in Iraq and went on to serve in Afghanistan as well.
This book will provide an in-depth look at the evolution of the
Navy's medical evacuation system, the levels of care from the
battlefield to back home and the type of care provided at each
level; the various helicopters used over the years, from the famous
UH-34D to the Osprey; and it will look at the training
opportunities that are offered to today's Navy Corpsmen. This is
the first book to be written that offers such a unique collection
of tales about Navy Corpsmen associated with helicopters who have
all demonstrated courage and selflessness, and in some cases made
the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country.
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