Health & Fitness:Medicine
82-year-old retired trauma surgeon Bill Meffert, who cared for wounded soldiers in Vietnam, reflects on that bloody experience and the words of a priest who worked beside him.
You can read more about Bill and his novel, A Long Way From Home, on his website. To learn more about the Vietnam War, Bill recommends reading the book Dispatches, by Michael Herr.
Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.
Original theme music by Yosef Munro.
Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions.
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