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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

Navy corpsman Steve Vineyard displays the Purple Heart and Navy Commendation Medal he earned on July 30, 1969, while serving with the Marine 1st Reconnaissance Battalion in Quang Nam province. To train for his job in the war zone, Vineyard attended 16 weeks of Hospital Corps School, twice the time Army medics were provided. (Photo by Steve Vineyard)

PHOTO BY: Navy corpsman Steve Vineyard
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