For those Navy Hospital Corpsmen who served in the United States Navy and/or the United States Marine Corps.
Hats Off to All my fellow Corpsman!
This is my first day on here and I am so pleased and proud to find it.I spent my time 1969-1974 active, from Orlando Boot to San Diego Corps School, CHELSEA Naval Hospital, Senior Corpsman of Ward 14, Dirty Orthopedics and then Camp Lenjeune 2nd Amtracs, Force Troops, Camp Lejeune.Have been in healthcare ever since as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. I gave my first breathing treatment in 1970......Thank you All for your Service!!!Curt Hiller, HM3
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In the process of making new and renewed connections, I keep learning new things. One of which is something I never knew about our Master Chief back in 73 at the Chelsea Naval Hospital. I discovered this listing:
"Master Chief Wentzel Navy served with 2nd and 3rd Battalion 11 Marines in Chu Li, Vietnam from February 1966 to April 1967. On one occasion Master Chief Wentzel entered a mine field to treat five marines and two Navy Hospital Corpsmen who were injured in the mine field."
It brought to mind something I heard the real "D*** Winters" say in the mini-series "Band of Brothers". "I am not a hero. But, I served in the company of heroes" That is something that most of us can adopt!
The Chief is still alive and well! He still works full time and is involved in all kinds of community activities including emergency management! Had he not survived the above action, I know he would have received the MOH! Instead he is what most real heroes are, quiet and modest about their service and experiences!
Thanks Will! I am sure the guy I knew that had it on his utility shirt probably had it made as well. When you think about it, official inspections were rarely ever conducted while in utilities.
We are writing up the guidelines for the utility uniforms for the veteran crews on museum ships. I think that is one place we are going to depart from the old regs. By having the utility patches made "with" the specialty rates on them, it will help keep them alive and allow the vets to display what they did!
In response to Jim Decota's question: I remember buying my utility patch's with a caduceus from a street vender in Yokosuka, Japan. Not legal for official inspections but just fine for daily shipbourd use.