Maj. John Nelson, 51, a battalion surgeon, said he had just been seated and was about to start lunch.

He was a battalion surgeon in the Pacific and Asian theaters.

The battalion surgeon, who was struggling with 50 wounded men, said I would be all right.

He began his military career in 1968 as a medical officer and battalion surgeon in Vietnam.

Such survival really depended on the battalion surgeon.

He was a battalion surgeon with the Marines in the Pacific.

A battalion surgeon is the chief medical officer of a military battalion in the Army or Marines.

As with the Army, the battalion surgeon is the chief medical officer in a Marine battalion.

"You guys get over to the battalion surgeon," he said to the two wounded men and the two that were helping.

I'll have the battalion surgeon put those six guys in quarantine.