Wow. I didn't make it either.
My mother was an RN in Europe during WWII. She was a nurse-anethetist in an evacuation hospital, that traveled with the front lines. The stories she told me were exceptional. I'll never forget.
And yes - I agree. The medical personnel are some of the toughest and bravest out there - because war, and everything that goes with it, is the absolute OPPOSITE of the healer.
God Bless the troops - and God Bless the medical personnel.
You were fortunate to hear those stories....most from that era wouldn't talk much of it.