Was a medic in the Air Force from 1974-1978. Spent 2 1/2 year in various places in Texas (Basic training at Lackland AFB, Tech school at Sheppard AFB, Air Evac Training at Kelly Air Force Base and 2 years working OB in the hospital at Laughlin AFB). Then spent 17 months @ Clark Air Force Base in the Phillipines working with the 9th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. 75% of the patients we flew to the states post Vietnam were Psych patients from Korea and Japan. One trip we had three in straight jackets for the whole trip (Jesus, Alexander the Great, and Ghengis Khan), most ususual trip.
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