Corpsmen Poem

[Doc_Pardue]

Dear Field Med Instructor
Teach me, Instructor,
I need to know more!
Is being a Doc different since I’m now in the Corps?
Marine boot camp is over,
Next comes your class.
Vietnam will come quickly.
Please teach me fast!
Triage and cut-downs, chest wounds and such!
Teach me, Instructor; I mustlearn so much!
You say battle dressings will be my “best friend”.
Tourniquets, hemostats…and it all starts again.
Traches, amputations, and of course CPR,
White phosphorous, AK wounds…
I’m with you so far.
Give me your wisdom!
Help me prepare!
For when the wounded start falling
YOU won’t be there.
My tour is long over.
Do you mind if I share
Some thoughts, so the next Doc is better prepared?
Teach me the Marine bleeding as I fight for his life
Will whisper, “If I die, Doc, please write my wife.”
Teach me, Instructor, when the firefight is done,
To ignore that the Corporal had a daughter and son.
Or when the booby trap smoke clears
And the chopper’s called in,
That the Marine in the poncho
Is my very best friend!
You taught me to save lives,
But it’s not over yet…..
Teach me, Instructor……
How to forget…..
Doc Hutch

Alpha 1/5

[puckmedic]

DOC P we can't forget. It's what makes us special.