Medical Gear2011

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Corpsman Up!

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Hospitals were originally built for the military. Under Gaius Marius, the Roman Army became the world's best trained and disciplined force, and some of this rubbed off onto the Medics too. The influence of superstitious quakery lessened and Roman Medicine took on a more practical approach. It was still a trial and error process, but the Medics were more observant and carefully noted down any treatment that worked and this knowledge was passed on and could be successfully utilized by the next doctor.The fifteen-year civil war that directly following the assassination of Julius Caesar led to significant medical innovations. The war was fought between the best armies of the world and yielded such high levels of injury that the newly emerged emperor, Augustus, formed a professional military medical corps. Before this, doctors had fairly low status. August, realizing that they were key in an empire and especially an army, gave all physicians that joined his new army medical corps dignified titles, land grants, and special retirement benefits! For the next five hundred years, fueled by the motivations and opportunity for medical advancement supplied by the many battles, and supported by the powers that be, this serious group advanced the study and practice of medicine to a level not seen again until late in the nineteenth century. Roman Medicine

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In a general sense, Aztec medical science was on an even par with contemporary medical science of the day in Europe. Often times the Aztecs, or more specifically the Mexica, were far superior in the identification and treatment of the various ailments that affected them. Like their medical counterparts in Europe(*1),____________________1 Europe, in some ways, was behind the New world in the progression of medicine. As late as 1530 such theories as the "Doctrine of Signatures" was being led by Swiss Alchemist Paracelsus. This theory stated that plants looked like the disease they were intended to cure. For example a walnut looked like a brain, therefore, it must be good for the cure of brain ailments. Ody, p. 19. Paracelsus, real name Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, ordered his followers in 1524 to burn books written by advocates of herb medicine, Kruger, p.157. Battle of Towton March 29, 1461 During the War of the Roses, 28,000 soldiers were reported killed. Recent excavations of the battlefield showed that many of the soldiers skulls and long bones had evidence of major healed injury’s. Leading to the belief that medical practitioners were caring for much more severe battle injuries than were previously believed.

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Civil War 1860-65 WOUNDED WERE MADE TO WALK TO THE “FIELD HOSPITAL” IF POSSIBLE. MORE SERIOUS INJURIES WERE CARRIED BY “FIELD AMBULANCE” WERE AVAILABLE. LATER BOTH SIDE BEGAN THE PRACTICE OF TAKING OVER A HOUSE OR BARN TO SET UP A MAKE-SHIFT HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF THE WOUNDED. CHANGES IN WARFARE, AND WEAPONS LED TO MORE SERIOUS BATTLE WOUNDS THAN HAD BEEN SEEN BEFORE. AMPUTATION WAS THE SOLUTION TO SHATTERED ARMS AND LEGS.

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Carnton Plantation, Franklin, Tn. NOVEMBER 30, 1864. CONFEDERATE GENERAL TELLS CARRIE MCGAVOCK THAT HER HOME WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY CONFEDERATE DOCTORS TO TREAT THE WOUNDED FROM THE UPCOMING BATTLE. MORE THAN 150 CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS DIED THE FIRST NIGHT. 300 MORE WERE TREATED IN THE HOUSE WITH MANY HUNDREDS MORE IN TENTS AND IN THE OPEN ON THE PLANTATION GROUNDS. The floors of many of the plantation rooms still show the blood stains 147 years later.

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World War I. For the first time Army medics and Navy Corpsmen accompanied combat troops onto the field of battle. Special stretcher barrier units were assigned to carry the wounded to Aid Stations where wounds were dressed prior to being sent to a rear area hospital for further treatment.

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World War II Medics once again accompanied combat troops into the field. Armed only with Red Cross marking they delivered as much initial treatment as they could. Stretcher barriers still were needed to carry wounded off the field to ambulances and then to Field Hospitals. These were the for runners of the later M.A.S.H. units.

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World War II Army Medics Europe: Note variety of Red Cross Markings. Navy Corpsman Pacific: Note lack of Red Cross Markings.

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World War II Pacific Guadalcanal Tarawa Iwo Jima PhM2 John Bradley

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Vietnam

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Today U.S. Navy Field Medical School. The modern battlefield does not recognize the Medic/Corpsman as a “Non-Combatant”. Therefore weapons training is part of the modern Corpsman/Medic’s training. The only way they can be identified as a Corpsman/Medic is by the extra medical equipment they carry.

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Members of a U.S. Marine Corps female engagement team in Afghanistan. Which one is the Corpsman? Ans. Will be on the last slide.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i31UzeaVJA Bill Cosby was a US Navy Hospital Corpsman during the second half of the 1950’s

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Average age was actually 22.

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Beach Patrol LZ Argonne/Hill 1154 Vandergrift Combat Base Cap 1-4-1 Tim O’ Brien Hanoi Saigon FMJ

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March 1969 May 1969 April 1969 November 1969 What you carried could depend on weather, what you were doing…..

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Camera Battle Dressings Flak Jacket .45 Cal. pistol Chinese Battle Dressing Helmet

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Mike Afghanistan and Iraq John Iraq Chinese Battle Dressing carried by me in Vietnam. My steps sons carried it for luck on their tours. Photos show them returning it.

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Birth Control Glasses Smoke Grenade Scarf made from Camo parachute Flak Jacket 2 Bandoleers of Battle dressings around 24 small 8 Canteens Two .45 caliber pistols. 100 rounds of ammunition in back

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Jungle Gloves Gun Slinger

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John Iraq 2008

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Combat Rations These wrappers could be used to seal a “sucking chest wound”. These crackers along with peanut butter could slow down or stop diarrhea.

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M1955 USMC Flak Vest M1952A Flak Vest “Doggie Vest”

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Poncho Poncho Liners The greatest invention of the Vietnam era. The poncho liner was designed to tie into the six grommets on the poncho to make a light weight sleeping bag. But it was so much more! The poncho liner was cool to your skin on a hot night, held in your body heat on cold wet nights. I still have three of these wonderful liners. “rubber lady”

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Pilot's Survival Knife USMC Fighting Knife M-1911 .45 ACP TO Corpsman’s Weapon

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Some Things We Rode On.

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Three that could save your life. USGI Foot Powder Water Purification Tablets . Insect Repellent

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U N I T - O N e Closed O P E N S H ‘o W I N G 3 P O U C H E S Contents Minor Surgery Kit

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Engineer Demolition Bag. Contained C4 plastic explosives in “bricks” once empty Corpsmen and others would trade for the bags. They were used as “sick call” bags in place of the “Unit One”. The “fuse pouch” could hold the Minor Surgery Set, and the “ties” didn’t rust or stick like the zippers.

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North Vietnamese “Sun Helmet”. Made of plastic and covered with a cloth cover. Usually faded to a much lighter green. Rarely seen with the insignia on the front. The one I have has two small bronze colored stars on the strap probably indicating it belonged to a lieutenant. Chinese made NVA canteen. Held a little less than the one quart US canteen.

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UH-1 Huey CH-46 Sea Knight

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Some of the men of Alpha Company 1 st Battalion 4 th Marines 1 st Platoon

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The map above shows the movement of A/1/4 during Operation Purple Martin. We were choppered from FSB Alpine to 692542 on 3/21 and then humped up to 669569 Where we spent the night of 3/24-25. The next day we headed down into the valley towards The northeast and encountered many dug-in NVA. the Argonne page states: "At 0930 hours on 25 March, Alpha Co. received sniper fire and called in air strikes resulting in four enemy KIA." I think we received a hell of a lot more than "sniper fire." I believe the scout Sgt., who walked into machine gun fire and was killed instantly, would agree--but he isn't around to say so. Much less about the daylong firefight that ensued. The west to east line was our path we took that evening To get up to Argonne after being hit while trying to set up for the night of 3/25. We made two trips to Hill 1154 before humping out back to FSB Alpine. We went into Laos and found the 82mm mortar position that had been hitting Argonne. From the George Harris Collection

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Going towards Hill 1154 From the George Harris Collection

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On Patrol Near LZ Green April 1969

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Beach Patrol Near C-4 on the South China Sea May 1969.

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Summer 1969 Battalion Aid Station, Vandergrift Combat Base, Vietnam. Our doctor wrote a letter to Harolds Club after figuring out how many miles it was from VCB to Reno. A month or so later this huge package arrived. It was a sign depicting Snoopy riding a skyrocket that read “Follow the Rockets!” “Harolds Club or Bust!”

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Then we had a party! Dehydrated steaks (add water before grilling) warm beer and lots of other goodies.

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Cap 1-4-1

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CAP 1-4-1

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Legacy April 1969 July 2005

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Alpha Company Vietnam Veterans began holding reunions in 2001. They have been held yearly ever since. Attending are veterans, spouses, children and family of those who lost their lives in Vietnam. Missing Man Table 2005 Reunion

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Oklahoma City, OK 2006 Columbus, Ohio 2007

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L-R Cpl. George Harris and Sgt. Leonard Labowski Sgt. Labowski was killed in action March 25, 1969 while helping to rescue wounded Marines during the fight for Hill 1154. I was the first Corpsman to him, but there wasn’t anything I could do.

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At the 2003 reunion I was startled when this attractive young woman came up and hugged me. She looked at me and said: “You’re doc, thank you for trying to save my father.” Christi Labowski was born March 10, 1969, fifteen days before her father was killed.

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Pictures from the 2009 reunion.

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Dedicated on November 13, 1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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March 22, 2008

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Plaque honoring the Alpha Company Marines and Corpsmen who died in Vietnam during four and a half years Alpha was there. The plaque is made of the same material that the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. is made of.

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jack_broz@amherstk12.org Orginal caption for USMC Female Engagement Team photo: “Sgt. Sheena Adams, 25, and Lance Corporal Kristi Baker, 21, and Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley, 22, US Marines with the FET 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II pose at their forward operating base on Nov. 17, 2010 in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.”