Khe Sanh Veterans Association Inc.
Red Clay
Newsletter of the Veterans
who served at Khe Sanh Combat Base,
Hill 950, Hill 881, Hill 861, Hill 861-A, Hill 558
Lang-Vei and Surrounding Area
Issue 49 Spring 2001
Charlie-Med
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2001
C med, Khe Sanh, 1968
who else is m this picture? Help me out here.
Standing on the far right in the back row is Dr Wolf. Next to him was our rat exterminator. Sorry, name escapes me. Dr. Feldman is next and behind him is Dr. Magilligan. Fourth corpsman to the left of Magilligan is corpsman Roberts.
Down to the first row, On the far left is a marine ambulance driver (unknown name). Dan Sullivan (ambulance driver) is next followed by Commander Brown. The remainder of the people not identified in the picture are all corpsman. Sorry, best I can do with the names.
Dan Sullivan
USMC, C- Med,
ambulance driver
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The C-Med drawing was done in early February 1968. The original was drawn with a ball point pen on three sheets of paper and was three feet long hanging in the main triage bunker until we left in early April 1968.
I came across the drawing this year and noticed that it was
showing signs of age. Time had done a number on the original so I decided to
clean it up.
To explain some of the notes on the drawing: Peanut Butter was the call sign for
Charlie Med to get Medivac wounded out. Nat Spicer had his girlfriend's name
Carla on his helmet. Ted Hampton was the guy on the toilet. To the left of Ted
was Carl Ebert smiling. The Boss was Commander Brown. Dr. Wolf is in the top row
on the immediate right.
Time has done a number on my memory, so I'm sorry if I can't remember all the faces in the drawing. But what I will never forget is the dedication of these doctors and corpsman.
Dan Sullivan
USMC, C- Med,
ambulance driver
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