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[aid] => mick
[title] => SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
[time] => 2004-05-29 19:42:20
[hometext] => This poem is about my assignment as a combat medic in Vietnam with an Infantry unit
[bodytext] =>
In all the professions
I could have chosen to be
None gave me more
Honor or pride
or sense of responsibility.
Than to be called their
Medic or Boxie or Doc
To the 2nd of the 47th Infantry.
Recon, the Scouts,
A part of
Headquarters Company.
The men were daring, young and strong
We drank our beer and sang our songs
As we rode upon our tracks
In the paddies of solid green.
Each man was tested and a warrior
named attached
Cowboy, Pimp, Babysun, Slim
Pineapple, Repro-man,
Thurston Howell the third and Killer II
Then there was the Tazmanian Devil too
..Just to name a few.
We became fast friends
And they learned to trust me too
A name given to just a chosen few
They just called me. Doc Pardue
It was earned in battle
Fighting by their side .
They taught me about the living and the dying
And the surviving too.
It has been many years since
Our time in Vietnam
I've been known by many names since
But the one I learned to cherish most
Was given long ago
By my friends and brothers dressed in battle green
It's simply.. Doc Pardue
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[alanguage] => english
[acomm] => 0
[haspoll] => 0
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[score] => 28
[ratings] => 6
[editpoem] => 1
[associated] =>
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SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
Contributed by
DocPardue
on
Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 07:42:20 PM in AEST
Topic:
war
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In all the professions
I could have chosen to be
None gave me more
Honor or pride
or sense of responsibility.
Than to be called their
Medic or Boxie or Doc
To the 2nd of the 47th Infantry.
Recon, the Scouts,
A part of
Headquarters Company.
The men were daring, young and strong
We drank our beer and sang our songs
As we rode upon our tracks
In the paddies of solid green.
Each man was tested and a warrior
named attached
Cowboy, Pimp, Babysun, Slim
Pineapple, Repro-man,
Thurston Howell the third and Killer II
Then there was the Tazmanian Devil too
..Just to name a few.
We became fast friends
And they learned to trust me too
A name given to just a chosen few
They just called me. Doc Pardue
It was earned in battle
Fighting by their side .
They taught me about the living and the dying
And the surviving too.
It has been many years since
Our time in Vietnam
I've been known by many names since
But the one I learned to cherish most
Was given long ago
By my friends and brothers dressed in battle green
It's simply.. Doc Pardue
Copyright ©
DocPardue
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2004-05-29 19:42:20]
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Re: SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
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by msnider on
Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 07:50:43 PM AEST
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| This is a great poem. It doesn't need rhyme to flow. I really enjoyed it. |
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Re: SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
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by Former_Member on
Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 07:56:01 PM AEST
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This is great. To me, any soldier's first name is 'hero'. Without the valiant efforts and unfortunate deaths suffered this country would not be what it is today. Each and everyone one of you are and were a hero.
Rita |
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Re: SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
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by shelby on
Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 07:58:04 PM AEST
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I enjoyed this I will have to let my husband read this he was in nam- airforce
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Re: SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
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by Silent-No-More on
Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 08:47:59 PM AEST
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| This is a wonderful tribute to the men you served with. I'm terribly saddened by the thought that these men may no longer be with us. We are and forever will be in awe of your bravery and in appreciation for your service. Thank you for sharing this with us. It truly is beatiful. |
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Re: SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
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by Hanno on
Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 10:10:26 PM AEST
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| I'll always buy a medic a beer, especially on ANZAC DAY. I served in the Aussie Arty so didn't have it as hard as a grunt. |
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Re: SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
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by Twisterchaser on
Saturday, 29th May 2004 @ 11:02:33 PM AEST
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A wondeful poem Doc, thanks
Andy
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Re: SOME CALLED ME MEDIC…THE OTHERS CALLED ME DOC
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by Jenni_K on
Sunday, 30th May 2004 @ 11:55:28 PM AEST
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You are truly a hero in my eyes...as I'm sure in the eyes of many... This is a touching write. I look forward to reading more of your work...
Let me officially welcome you to YPDC...the best poetry site on the net....the site where fellow writers care about each other...
Jenni
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