A Pacifist Medic Dies Beside A Soldier

[saiga]

Like many soldiers he had decorated his helmet cover: "Would you believe I’m a medic?" "Don’t follow me I’m lost too," it said in the back. "I don’t make house calls." "Vietnam No. 10."

http://www.cacti35th.org/regiment/history/other/nws_pacmed_12mar67.htm

 

[Bombardier]

When the point man went down Gardner rushed forward to help him. A machine gun bullet split the brim of his helmet, struck him between the eyes and killed him.

Just shows that courage comes in many forms and that because he chose not to kill did not make him less of a hero
nice find @saiga

 

[saiga]

Just shows that courage comes in many forms and that because he chose not to kill did not make him less of a hero
nice find @saiga

And consider this obvious fact: no gun for self-defence at all. At all. In a place like that! While reading this story, a popular Japanese quote from the Second World War came to my mind, kill an American medic and you kill four more American soldiers.