In my book "Brothers by Fire" I mention the MASH units from Vietnam. With all the injuries seen in that war, many were treated in MASH units. The dedication of all the doctors, nurses and corpsmen brought many home who would not have made it otherwise.
The corpsmen were affectionately called "Doc". As the injured started to heal, they took note of how much these corpsmen did for them. One such corpsmen told a whole ward of injured that they could go back to the world if their temps were down to normal. One held the thermometer up to a match as a joke. His temp was up to the maximum on the scale. He looked at the thermometer and told the patient he'd have to wait for a different flight.
"It's just a joke Doc. I held it up to a match."
He just smiled and said "Maybe next week?
He was allowed to get on the plane, but there was a while when he figured he'd never see home again.
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Good Reading,
Ron
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