I am a veteran, a former Navy medic; my son has served as a combat medic for the Army in Baghdad for the past seven months.

He earned his nickname of "Doc" as a Navy medic.

Currently, Navy medics, for example, record information about a sailor's injury and treatment on a slip of paper, which can be soiled or misplaced.

While unconscious as a result of the crash, a passing retired Navy medic provided help.

Navy medics are sent to Devonport where they work in the Navy Hospital which treats both sailors and civilians.

As a Navy medic in Vietnam in the 1970's, he knew how to treat severe wounds and injuries.

And then the death of his only brother, Walt, a Navy medic killed in action two months after arriving in Vietnam.

A Navy medic riding in the Humvee lost his leg but still gave first aid.

He had staggered from Jo's office to the medical center and spent nearly two hours being tested and examined by a young Navy medic.