Personal Narrative: The United States During The Vietnam War

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It is 1965 and the Vietnam War is at its height, on November 14 the enemy had launched a surprise attack on a U.S. special forces at Plei Pe with many casualties it was my duty as a medic to go get those men. The United States had ordered an immediate counter attack. On our way to the base I had gotten butterfly’s in my stomach and felt like wanted to throw up. We were dropped of six miles away from the base so the helicopters wouldn't be shot down an make a safe trip back. Our march began to the base when only an hour hour later someone had fell into a tiger pit being impaled by several sharp rods covered in a horrible smelling substance. We needed to get him out of the pit as safely and as quickly as possible. Some men and I surrounded the