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Welcome Aboard Docs!

"You guys are the Marine's doctors; There's no better in the business than a Navy Corpsman...."  
Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, U.S.M.C

"I will spend the rest of my hours on this earth announcing to the WORLD! (as I have in the past!),
how highly honored I am for having been privileged to serve alongside the NOBLEST of WARRIORS: (those feisty U.S. MARINES!!)
HM1 USN(Ret)-- Guadalcanal('42) -- Cape Gloucester ('43-'44) -- Korea('50) -1stMarDivFMF...SEMPER FI!! --
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!" ~John Francis Richter

The Docs Raising the Flag
Corpsmen with 3rd Bn., 9th Marines at Camp Rockpile, Nov. '67
(Picture courtesy of Steve Ruiz-Medina)

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From a Doc's Point of View

As a Corpsman in green and not navy blue,
I offer this poem from a "Doc's" point of view.

We've been honored by stories, poems and such,
By Marines we have served with and respected so much.

They speak of our honor, bravery, and skill.
And the cry, "Corpsman up!" still gives me a chill.

When a Marine goes down, what will it be?
A trache? Tie off bleeders? Start an IV?

Only one thing is certain as we rush to the scene:
Our butts will be covered by our brothers in green.

You see, we're adopted "Sons of the Corps" –
No more "Anchors Away"…. "Semper fi" evermore!

It's true when you're wounded your life's in our hands;
And we'll treat you and protect you to the very last man.

You are our point man, our cover, our shield,
And we depend on your skills all our days in the field.

Many a grunt's laid his life on the line
To make sure Doc got to the wounded in time.

So, my brothers, I thank you, as all we Docs should.
It's YOU who make us Corpsmen look good!

Doc Hutch
Alpha Co.
1st Batt, 5th Marines, 2nd Platoon
An Hoa Basin '68-`69

(Sent in by Curtis Batten, M Co. 3/5 67-68)

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(FMF Corpsman title graphic by Redeye)
 (Chesty Puller quote, and John Bradley information courtesy of Doc Lerp)