"Corpsman Up"

Up at the front and filled with fear
He pleads with God, "Don't leave me here"!
Wounded and bleeding and hunched in pain,
Pack on his back, in the mud and rain,
Another went down; some hit, all scared,
No one moved....No one dared!
We'd move swiftly through the patty mire.
Then it happened...enemy fire!
It's "Corpsman Up" when things get hot!
The nearest thing to god we've got!
"Corpsman Up" in the face of death,
No time to stop and catch your breath!
Stop that bleeding...treat for shock,
No time for hesitation Doc!
Patch him up and get him back,
Back to the rear....Call a MEDEVAC!
You joined the Navy to learn a trade,
Went to school and made the grade!
It's "Corpsman Up" when men are dying!
You're one of us, grunt and grit,
"Corpsman Up" and accept our thanks!

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