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Medic
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Soon I’ll no longer have to worry about death; now it’s life I have to worry about. It’s now time for me to be a man, and it’s the scariest thing I’ll ever do. It really scares me. It really scares me that I won’t have what it takes. That’s a scary thought.
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― Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq
― Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq
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Sometimes I go into the hospital and have to do surgery just as the sleeping pills begin to kick in. I spend the rest of the night pinching myself and throwing cold water on my face. At night I tell myself it’s not worth it. I tell myself I hate the Army and wish I’d never joined. I curse the war on both sides, American and Iraqi. I wish everyone would just...die...so that I could go home.
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― Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq
― Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq
