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One Medic's Poem From Iraq

In war, medics are forced to deal with things that others would turn away from. Whether it’s watching the life fade from someone’s eyes or enduring the vomit inducing smell of charred skin, medics have to stand strong. You see, medics have a solemn pact that we have made with the infantrymen, scouts, tankers… combat troops who protect us: If you are brave in the face of the enemy, medics will be brave in the face of the Grim Reaper.

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PostedApril 11, 2014
AuthorJoshua Lawton
TagsIraq, Medics, Poem

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