The Army Medic and the Story of Specialist Robbie Williams
CNN has a great little article on their on-line site about Army medics (http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.medics/index.html)
What kind of person does it take to be a medic in a combat situation?
My interest in medics first began a few years back when I got hooked on the great (fantastic, wonderful…) miniseries Band of Brothers. One of the episodes, during Easy Companies time in Bastogne, focuses on medic Eugene Rowe and the challenges and struggles he had as a medic in that famous battle and in his time with Easy Company.
Death is one of the ever-present realities of combat, along with fear, and has been with armies since the earliest days. Whether its swords, pikes, bullets or mortars, death and injury are the great Pink Elephant in every combat situation. But always there is the medic, offering comfort and hope.
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