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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

Army medic Jess Johnson of A Co., 1st Bn., 501st Inf., 101st Abn. Div., cradles an M60 machine gun in 1971 in Vietnam’s A Shau Valley. A recipient of the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, Johnson says providing a wounded soldier hope that he or she will survive can be as important as tending the injury. (Photo by Jess Johnson)
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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

Army medic and article author Jerry Chandler of D Co., 2nd Bn., 501st Inf., 101st Abn. Div., prepares to move to his next base camp in late June or early July 1970 while at Camp Evans near Phu Bai. Chandler was later wounded on Hill 805 near Fire Base Ripcord, an incident in which some 70 percent of his unit was either wounded or killed. (Photo by Jerry Chandler)
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"A Real Good Kid"

Army medic Thomas Cole writes a letter home while recovering from a head wound at the Third Field Hospital in Saigon on Feb. 19, 1966. Cole made national headlines when a photo of him appeared on the cover of Life magazine. That photo is on the cover of this month’s VFW. (Photo by Henri Huet/AP)
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