Tribute to the Doc’s

[Blues65]

My younger brother was a Navy Corpsman who saw action with a platoon providing security for a small village (I think he referred to the mission as CAG duty). My brother and I don’t see each other much and when he comes around, it’s usually without any advanced notice. He rides with a group of Marines in Oregon and they road out to the Viet Nam Memorial (the dedication I think) or maybe part of a Rolling Thunder demonstration in Washington DC. Anyway, he found the ride (they did ride the entire distance) to be very spiritual and as he approached the memorial he took out his camera and photographed it. My brother gave me the photo below; it’s from that ride and he believes all images are real not superimposed. The colored reflections are from the people standing near him; the Black & white reflections are of military medical personnel from various eras in American history, obviously they weren't standing next to him.

Take Care Brothers

[DocGreek]

BLUESMAN...pretty sure it was the C.A.P program...Civillian Action Platoon...MAYBE!!....DOC

[skipper72]

I celebrate the Naval and civilian career of HM Jack Fitzgerald ("Doc Fitz") who, though wounded himself at the Battle of Hue and cited for heroism there, has been a healer of others throughout his adult years and to the present day. Bravo Zulu, dear brother Jack !

[FistFu68]

Honor goes too tha Man that Kills Greater Honor goes too tha Man that Heals

[DocGreek]

....I've tried to avoid telling about a very good friend of mine. HM3 Scott P. Smith, AKA...Doc Scotty, KIA 9/17/69. We went through Corps School at the same time, in San Diego 66-67. When I joined Lima, 3/3/3 in 69' Scotty was with 3RD platoon and I was "assigned" to 1ST platoon. We both made E-4 at the same time while "in country". He was senior to me, and when the Company Senior Doc rotated, Scotty took his place. TWICE...in August of 69' he saved my life.

While I was rack-bound in Yokusaka, Japan...I was informed of his death during a firefight. He was killed while treating a wounded Marine. I broke down...whatever that means...and couldn't eat or sleep...for days. SO...when did my PTSD symptoms start??...GUESS!! I've tried my best to give back, at every chance...for the life he gave ...to me...SEMPER FI, BROTHER....Doc Greek

[Blues65]

This thread took a direction that I had not anticipated – as threads often tend to do. So I placed the photo in “My Info” Picture gallery section under the title “My Brothers Photo” so it would display larger than the little photo at the beginning of the thread (if you click it). As I stated before, this photo was taken by my brother when he visited the wall. The medical staff (black & white) pictures appearing on the wall were not superimposed from another photo accidentally. But, how the images found their way on the photo and not the scenery above the wall is irrelevant – the picture is unique. By the way, my brother can be seen (if you look closely) in the center with the camera to his face.

By the way, medical staff at DaNang Battalion aid station that sent me to the Repose instead of treating my badly infected eyes saved me from being blind today.

Thanks

[prcuffs]

I would like to pay my respects to one of my co-workers son, Daniel Noble. I was going to write something up but I think this sums it up pretty well:

On July 24, 2007 HM Daniel (Doc) Noble was killed by an insurgent IED attack. Doc Noble was the drivers side passenger in the 4th vehicle of a 43 vehicle convoy passing through the Diyala province of Iraq.
Doc Noble, 21 of Whittier California, was in the Navy but assigned as one of several corpsman to Kilo Battery. There is a very special bond between the Navy corpsman and the marines. The corpsman is responsible for quickly assessing a marine’s injuries, stabilizing them and preparing them for transport. Many times their job is performed while under fire from the enemy.
A couple of days prior to Doc Noble’s death his convoy was escorting buses full of Iraqi soldiers. The bus behind them was hit by an IED killing several Iraqi soldiers. Doc Noble pulled several of the Iraqi soldiers to safety as he was being fired upon by insurgents. Kilo battery came together quickly and took out the insurgents before they could cause any more harm. Just another day of saving lives and protecting their brothers.

I welcome you to visit his memorial page: http://pjentoft.com/Daniel-Noble-memorial.html