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NEW MEDICAL ALERT!

All Veterans that served during Vietnam Era need to get a blood test for HEPATITIS C.

Especially those that came into contact with blood.

Click Here for Report 1, and Here for Report 2

Please consult your Physician.

DOC or SKIP to most, but

have been called many other names from time to time.

MILITARY SERVICE:

Joined the USNR in Jacksonville, Florida on my 17th birthday, 2 July 1963. Went on active duty 9 Oct 1966. At that time went to Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, until 27 Jan 1967. From there went to Field Medical Service School at Montfort Pt., C.L.N.C unil 31 Mar 1967. Went back to Great Lakes Naval Hospital and worked on 7 EAST, a 50 patient ward of E.E.N.T. and Plastic Surgery. Cmdr. J. V. Brown M.D. (former corpsman) was who ran the show on 7 East. I think he was the Best Plasic Surgeon the the Navy EVER HAD. I received my requested orders to serve with the Fleet Marine Force which wasn't West Pac, but 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division in July of 1967. Served with them at C.L.N.C. and Getmo Bay, Cuba on the Leeward side. Started out working in B.A.S., then as Senior Company Corpsman in F,G,and H Co.'s. I also became Asst. Bn. Repelling Instructor.

Requested transfer to 2nd BN. RECON at Onslow Beach,(Another part of C.L.N.C.) and when HM1 Miller (at Recon) ask for me to be signed over to 2nd. Bn. Recon, my Chief at 2/8 declined it. Guess he wanted me to go to Getmo Bay, Cuba (T.O.) with him. Lt. Donald Hoffman M.D. was my Senior Medical Officer and was great to work for.

I volunteered three times to serve in Vietnam, and never received orders. Upset at that time for not receiving those orders and got off active duty, but a little glad now looking back. Discharged Nov 1968 and went back to the Reserves on the agreement that I would only serve with the "B" Co. Amtrac's, USMCR here in Jacksonville, Florida. Discharged again Nov 1974. I was they're first ever reserve FMF Corpsman (8404).

Would like to find my old buddies that I served with.

UPDATE! 10/8/98 - I just heard from the HM1 Buck Miller of 2nd Bn. Recon (IN THIS BIO) about three days ago after 31 yrs because a friend of his saw this web page and told him about it. WHAT A SHOCKER it was for us both to make contact after all these years. He was as surprised as I was.

Remember Vietnam AND SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND Tell Them that your Behind Them!

OUR NEW

"CORPSMAN WAR MEMORIAL"

A MUST SEE

Novel - "THE UNSPOKEN BOND" by "Doc" Will Laing MD, PhD

Novel - "CORPSMAN UP!" by Paul"Buzz"Baviello - Webpages by Doc Tony Faville

A Special Congradulations to

HM3 ROBERT R. INGRAM

Received his overdue

Medal Of Honor

on JULY 10, 1998,

after a 32 year delay.

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Awards - HERE

My New Buddy Search - HERE

Corpsman and Marine - Links HERE

Corpsmen Associations - Links HERE

My Family, Hobbies and Interest HERE

DOC'S Beginners Web Page Helper HERE

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Thanks for surfin by my FIRST web site.

This page I dedicate to my favorite patient, L/Cpl Joseph LaMartina USMC/RET. he served with 3-1-1 in RVN - 1967 . Joe is a-ok guy but not too fast with the trigger. The guy he was aiming at shot before he did, OOPS! and so Joe took a bullet for NOT being...so quick. I think he said he still had the bullet as a keep sake. SO I nicknamed him QUICK DRAW LaMARTINI. Of course I can't repeat any of the other names we called each other from time to time here on the web.

Ward 7 East - Great Lakes Naval Hospital - July 1967

Even after causing him much pain and discomfort during dressing changes, he took me Out On The Town on my 21st birthday. That caused me much pain and discomfort the next morning, but they said,

I had a "GREAT TIME".

Hope you see this Joe..."love ya guy, and take care".

."If only I hadn't talked him into switching from SN to HN." Danny served with GOLF 2/7. Anyone that may have known him, PLEASE contact me.

UPDATE !! Danny's family, that I have been in search of for 37 years have contacted me by E-Mail. I have since talked to his younger brother and his neice Susan. They moved to Alabama right after Danny died (KIA) so that's why I couldn't find them. A reunion with them is in the planning stages. Thank you to everyone who has tried to help me with this search in the past.

Thanks to DOC'S Tony Faville and Joni Terrio for this plaque design.

NOTE!
Doc Joni Terrio is a Professional Designer in case your needing help!

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