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Part of the Job
Former Vietnam medic Merlin Stone shares how seeing death in Vietnam went on to affect his civilian life working at a hospital in Minneapolis.
PART OF THE JOB
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Biographical Details
Submitted From: Minneapolis, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Army
The kids that died in the hospital, I wouldn't put them on the cart. I'd carry them down to the morgue in my arms like I did in Vietnam, too.
Merlin's story was captured by AMPERS in partnership with the Minnesota Humanities Center’s Veterans' Voices program and was shared with permission.
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Story Themes: 1961, 1965, Ampers, Army, Death and Loss, Fort Sam Houston, Listen, Medical Personnel, Merlin Stone, Minneapolis, Minnesota Humanities Center, Native American, Native Warriors, Texas, Veteran's Voices
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