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Gary Holland
Did somebody mention Gary Holland? I remember a brief conversation between Gary and 15 Cav.
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SubjectDelta Company, 2/7Posted by1CAVCCO15MED
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SubjectGreat testimonyPosted byGary Holland Posted on7/5/00 1:44:51 PM
I had the same experiences you did, although I didn't think about faking rat bites. I advised dropping a boulder on the foot if they were desperate, or tossing the daily ant-malarial pill for Vivax type while taking the pill for Falciparum( the in-curable type). I also heard medics took up collections for those who completed their tours till the end. I expect they rarely had a chance to give it away- few if any survived. On further calculations their life axpectancy was barely 15 days. And despite all my efforts to find a single surviver to post on this web-site, not one has been found. That speaks volumes. And what book are you referring to by 'Hackworth'? Sounds interesting. Does anyone know how to access their unit diaries? That should tell a lot. I believe you, I, and most other medics I knew always gave medical advice to anyone to get them out of combat before they were killed. And when the Cav. heard we didn't eforce taking anti-malarial tablets by the grunts they ordered us to watch as each grunt put each tab in his mouth and swallow. We all refused. By 1969 most medics were in an unspoken mutiny against the war. We had the power to save more lives that way than try to patch them up later. And when I returned home from the war I had only one deep wish- to get away from humanity at all costs. It took eleven years living in solitude in the desert wilderness to finally overcome my revulsion for human nature. People are easier to love when you're a hermit. But my memories of the Army in Viet Nam still burn. |
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That was the way we were. I read the book "Incursion" by JD Coleman. That attack by D 2/7 was done on the first day of a new battalion commander. He knew where the enemy was and knew that he was not putting his men down where he was supposed to. We did collect money for guys from 2/7th. We met one guy that lasted a year is all, maybe there were more but that is all we saw. I had the distinct feeling I didn't want to turn my back on him. What he had to do to survive probably was not what the military wanted him to do. I thought that was the worst day of my life until I had some very worse ones. When I went to the Wall the last time I stood in front of the section all those guys were on. What a very stupid waste.
Gary was on Quon Loi in Bravo Company 15th Med when I was there in Charlie Company. I often wonder how he is doing. Gary was always wanting us on the History Channel to confess our sins in Vietnam. He was very guilt ridden. I think James had more contact with him than any of us.
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The first time I ever ran into a course in "two-man CPR"I naturally assumed they were refering to one medic and two victums so I signed right up.Wanted to find out if I had been doing it right.
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We both could probably teach such a course.
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