Im oliver north and welcome to war stories. With war come casualties. Tonight, we focus our war stories cameras on the brave men and women who care for those of us who get wounded on the battlefield. These are the warriors of military medicine. Theyre the medics, corpsman, nurses and doctors who often risk their own lives to save the lives of others. Im here tonight because a Navy Corpsman braved enemy fire to save my life in vietnam. Were here at the National Museum of health and medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in washington, d. C. A place where some of the best medicine in the world is practiced. Theyve come a long way since leeches were part of treating sick and wounded troops. Now its hightech surgery usually within minutes of being wounded that saves the lives of thousands of countless service personnel. It will always come back to the basics. Training someone whos willing to brave enemy fire when an american is wounded on the batt battlefield. Someone whose eyes may b
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