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MASH Doctor in Vietnam : A Memoir of the War and After.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Long, Reuel S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical care--United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives.
- Anesthesiologists--Michigan--Biography.
- Anesthesiologists.
- Flint (Mich.)--Biography.
- Flint (Mich.).
- United States. Army. Surgical Hospital, 27th.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Medical personnel--Biography.
- United States. Army. Evacuation Hospital, 95th.
- Long, Reuel S., 1942-.
- Long, Reuel S.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Reuel Long's experiences as an MD in the emergency rooms of Flint, Michigan prepared him for only some of what he would see in a mobile army surgical hospital. Antiwar sentiment among the doctors in basic training at Fort Sam Houston set the tone for his tour as a general medical officer. In March 1971, the 27th MASH played a critical role treating survivors of the deadliest attack on any firebase during the Vietnam War. Long's vivid memoir recalls the casualties he cared for during the war, including one he crossed paths with 44 years later--who in his own words describes his rehabilitation from the loss of his legs and his protesting the war from a wheelchair. An addendum gives an insider's account of the U.S. military's initial failure to remedy a fatal design flaw in the M16 rifle, which caused an unknown number of American casualties"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Call
- The Early Career
- Basic Training
- The Respite
- A Dark Day
- Off to Nam
- Getting Acclimated
- The 27th Mash
- A Special Triumph
- A Special Discovery
- Medevac
- Unspeakable
- Fire Support Base Mary Ann
- R & R
- Closing the Surg
- Discovering the 95th Evacuation Hospital
- TDY Pleiku
- Okinawa
- Family Leave
- TDY Headquarters
- Winding Down
- The Final Six
- The Residency
- Return to Flint
- The Chelsea Years
- The Bakery Blessing
- Invincible
- Closing Thoughts.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Long, Reuel S. MASH Doctor in Vietnam
- ISBN:
- 9781476648057
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