Corpsmen

are the Navy's version of the Army's Medics. While both do basically the same type of work, it is the name Corpsmen that the Marines cry out when they or a buddy calls out for to save the wounded. Many Corpsmen have been wounded or killed while performing their hazardous work in trying to render first aid, Some of these Corpsmen have received their country's highest award, CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR. A lot of Corpsmen have also been awarded various medals for their actions upon the field, but none as highly regarded by a Marine as seeing a Corpsman with a

To those Corpsmen, the Marines will go out of their way to assist them because of that respect.

Medics

are the brothers to the Navy Corpsmen. I am proud to say that my Natural brother

became a Army Medic after I was wounded in Viet Nam and medically discharged. It is just recently that I became more aware that they also risked their lives in the same way that Doc did for the Marines. (After having invited my brother to go to a Navy Corpsmen Reunion in Little Rock, he had been belittled by some of my fellow Corpsmen friends. Therefore, I thought I would add this to this section in order to honor all Army Medics.) They too have received numerous awards. They too jumped up when they heard the call "MEDIC!"as we did when we heard "Corpsmen Up!"

We, Corpsmen and Medics, are fortunate to have made it back from combat. While we grieve for those that we lost, we must concentrate on those that we did save. We must all stand together, proud of the job that we did in trying to save lives. May God in his ever watchful eye accept those Corpsmen and Medics who didn't make it back in his house, but who did as the following verse from:

Gospel of ST. John, Chapter 15, Verse 13:

"Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends"

This Memorial is on permanent display in the lobby of National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

We must accept the fact that in the performance of our duties to our fellow comrades, Soldiers and Marines, that a lot of us never once thought twice about the ultimate sacrifice that this verse refers to. For to think about that could stop us in saving a life. We did what we had to to save lives, not to take lives.

Medics and Corpsmen who gave all for their men on the Wall can be found at the following link.

Medics & Corpsmen on the Wall

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