Phillip White spent five months in Vietnam as a combat medic with the 23rd Americal Division before being wounded in combat by an NVA grenade. White was officially discharge in 1970 and would spend the next ten years recovering from his injuries.

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Chapters:
0:00 Into the Army
2:08 Landing in Vietnam
4:36 Orientation
5:41 Combat
7:16 Patrols in the Jungle
8:02 NVA Spy
9:01 War is Not Fun
10:06 Wounded
14:08 Recovery
16:16 Reflections on Vietnam
18:15 PTSD
20:25 On Saving Lives



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