Army Combat Medics in the Vietnam War: Nine Personal Accounts

In this book, nine U.S. Army combat medics share their experiences during the Vietnam War, in their own words. Their accounts relate why they joined the Army during wartime and why they became medics, alongside minute-by-minute, gut-wrenching recollections of caring for the wounded and dead under fire. They also reflect the long-term effects that the war had on the medics and their families.

Harry Spiller is the author of 17 books and numerous magazine articles. He served ten years in the U.S. Marine Corps with two tours in Vietnam. He also served as Sheriff of Williamson County Illinois and retired as an associate professor of criminal justice from John A. Logan College. He lives in Marion, Illinois.