MASH Doctor in Vietnam

<p> Reuel Long's experiences as an MD in the emergency rooms of Flint Michigan prepared him for only some of what he would see in a mobile army surgical hospital. Antiwar sentiment among the doctors in basic training at Fort Sam Houston set the tone for his tour as a general medical officer. In March 1971 the 27th MASH played a critical role treating survivors of the deadliest attack on any firebase during the Vietnam War. </p><p> Long's vivid memoir recalls the casualties he cared for during the war including one he crossed paths with 44 years later--who in his own words describes his rehabilitation from the loss of his legs and his protesting the war from a wheelchair. An addendum gives an insider's account of the U.S. military's failure to remedy a fatal design flaw in the M16 rifle which caused an unknown number of American casualties.</p>