Medic The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War

In 1968, Vietnam was an Offer You Could Not Refuse. Ben Sherman was a carefree college student when he was drafted. He was soon crawling through the steaming rice paddies and fetid swamps of the Mekong Delta. As a medic, Sherman wouldn't carry a gun, but he would clean the bodies of American Gls for shipment home, barely escape being beaten to death by a deranged private, and walk in more blood than most people see in a lifetime. Mistakenly left for dead during a chopper rescue in a fierce firefight, Sherman became one of the very few army KIAs to return and write about his experience. Accompanying platoons deep into enemy-infested territory, descending into raging battles to medevac the wounded, saving lives on the jungle floor-Sherman did it all, often under a hail of screaming bullets, mortars, and rockets. This is his story: unflinching, honest, and unforgettable.Sherman, Ben is the author of 'Medic The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War', published 2004 under ISBN 9780891418481 and ISBN 0891418482.