The Medic! series is a collection of stories about real Army medics - one from each of the living World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, and Afghanistan. From Henry, who lies about his age to enlist, and ends up on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion, to Chris, who is to young to remember the world before September 11, 2001.
While the circumstances have changed over four generations and the tools of the trade updated, the warrior hearts of the men and women who fight death herself have remained steadfast. Medic! is a look inside those hearts.
Yancy Caruthers (1971- )grew up in Alton, MO, and joined the Army Reserves at 17. He became a nurse, and worked in several areas until finding a passion in emergency medicine, which ultimately led to a job with an air ambulance company. He served in Iraq two different times, and retired from the Army as a Captain.
After this experience, he decided to leave the medical profession and pursue other endeavors. He has now lived on three continents, and is hoping to reside on at least three more. He currently lives with his family in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Caruthers began writing "Northwest of Eden" during his second Iraq deployment, and completed it almost seven years later.