Combat Medic: Nonfiction None Needed

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 naïve 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 conversations-indicating just how much of an impact those war years had on him.