Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Preface...........................................................................................................................vii
Acknowledgments...........................................................................................................x
Chapter 1 Travis Air Force Base, California....................................................................1
Chapter 2 Welcome to Second Surg...............................................................................9
Chapter 3 Second Surgical Hospital...............................................................................13
Chapter 4 Orientation Day on RR/ICU............................................................................24
Chapter 5 Settling In........................................................................................................29
Chapter 6 My First “Push” (Mass Casualty).....................................................................37
Chapter 7 Haircut.............................................................................................................42
Chapter 8 Visitors.............................................................................................................45
Chapter 9 Christmas.........................................................................................................49
Chapter 10 Trip to An Khe................................................................................................53
Chapter 11 Daily Living.....................................................................................................62
Chapter 12 Hong Kong.....................................................................................................67
Chapter 13 New Quarters.................................................................................................75
Chapter 14 Incoming.........................................................................................................80
Chapter 15 Poor Me Party.................................................................................................84
Chapter 16 The Move........................................................................................................88
Chapter 17 Chu Lai............................................................................................................95
Chapter 18 First Work Day in Chu Lai................................................................................106
Chapter 19 You Just Have to Explain It Right.....................................................................110
Chapter 20 The Guard and More........................................................................................114
Chapter 21 The Wards........................................................................................................118
Chapter 22 The Push – Chu Lai..........................................................................................122
Chapter 23 Out to Lunch.....................................................................................................125
Chapter 24 Going Home......................................................................................................130
Chapter 25 Home Again.......................................................................................................134