Combat Medic

Combat Medic Shares Corporal Vernon L. Parkers First-Person Account Of World War Ii. Parker Like Many Other Young Men Drafted In Wwii Was Transported From A Simple Hard-Working Life In Rural America In 1942 To A Complex Stressful Environment That Would Forever Change His Life. Nothing Could Have Prepared Him For The Experiences He Encountered As A Combat Medic And Ambulance Driver With The Third Army Led By Blood And Guts General George S. Patton Jr. Parker Was Part Of The D-Day Invasion. After Landing At Normandy He Spent More Than Ten Months On The Front Lines Supporting The Armored Divisions Through Five Major Campaigns In France Luxembourg And Germany.. A Gifted Storyteller Parker Presents A Self-Deprecating Narrative Filled With Keen Insights And Colorful Descriptions Of Day-To-Day Life With Fellow Infantrymen Officers Civilians And Enemy Soldiers. As His Saga Unfolds It Describes The Transformation Of A Nave And Cocky Country Boy Into A Battle-Weary Survivor Struggling To Maintain His Dignity Compassion And Humanity. . In Combat Medic Parker Demonstrates A Startling Recall Of Events From Decades Ago Including Detailed Descriptions Of People Places And Even Conversationsindicating Just How Much Of An Impact Those War Years Had On Him.