I Got This Emailed
 

To me today, from a Marine friend who was with me in Nam:

I AM THE ONE CALLED “DOC”

I shall not walk in your footsteps,
but I will walk by your side.
I shall not walk in your image,
I’ve earned my own title of pride.
We’ve answered the call together,
on sea and foreign land.
When the cry for help was given,
I’ve been there right at hand.
Whether I am on the ocean
or in the jungle wearing greens,
giving aid to my fellow man,
be it sailors or Marines.
So the next time you see a
corpsman and you think of
calling him "squid,”
think of the job he’s doing as
those before him did.
And if you ever have to go out
there and your life is on the block,
look at the one right next to you...
I’m the one called "Doc.”


HMC FMF (AW/SW) Mosier
USN Retired

Doc, I gather you were assigned to some of the Marine units that were "on ground" in Nam or were you assigned to a ship off shore? I'm just curious as to what the emphasis was for Navy Corpsmen... to be with the ground force Marine units on front lines, or "in the rear" ground support (i.e. battalion aide, or FOBs) or was it strictly off-shore support on a ship? Of course, the Army had medics accompany ground units right onto the perimeters, front lines, etc.. I just wondered if the Navy expected its corpsmen to do the same for Marine units.

That said, thank you for your service, no matter where you did it. :salute:

They sent us to HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman
Did 2 Tours on the Ground, and yes, Crazy Doc Mosier Volunteered for the 2nd Tour. They usually picked the top of Class Yes, I was in the top 5% of my class.
What it took to be in Nam was a strong faith in yourself and the Marines, yes we had some kids that were afraid but everyone was. But we always stuck together, as they say today we had each others "6".

Very touching, thank you for your service Clyde

Thank you Doc!