My Dad served during WW II on Guam as a Physician, mostly treating Japanese POW’s who we had napalmed out of caves. After WW II he went back to Boston and finished his Surgical Residency, had 3 kids (me in 1947) and set up a thriving practice in a Boston suburb. Unbeknownst to him, he continued on the roles of the USN Reserves, and got a telegram telling him to report to the USS Columbus for duty as Fleet Surgeon. He kissed us kids goodbye and served off the coast of South Korea until 1954. He got out as a Commander and became Chief of Surgery at a Boston suburban hospital. I was too lazy as a college student to get into medical school, but took Army ROTC and was commissioned an Infantry 2LT. After IOBC at Fort Benning, I spent most of my time shooting a Service Rifle (Match Grade M14) and as a Personnel Officer. I got out as a CPT and a Distinguished Rifleman.
