Actually, I have. Not as a combatant. And not any wars where Americans were combatants. But, oh yeah, I sure have. And seen horrors you and 99.9999% of Americans cannot imagine.
It’s true that soldiers and medics (from whatever country or faction) do their best to help their wounded, often acting heroically. But, and here I quote, so it’s not just little old me saying it:
“Tragically, the medics often had to make the decision of which wounded soldiers were beyond help, and move on to the next wounded man.”
As you can imagine, this takes quite a toll on the medics. At least it did on the ones I knew.
Now, that said, I was overly harsh on you and for that I apologize. I was was very upset with FR that day, between the callous comments about the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria (some were actually sick-minded) and the continued cheerleading for the carnage of the war in Ukraine (both factions)
When I got to your post, I thought “finally, someone smart and humane” but remembered how things actually go in the wars I witnessed up close and personal, and how ghastly it really is. So I very unfairly took out on you my frustration and outrage at how heart-rending all the terrible and crazy deaths you see in wars are. Not at all your fault! I do apologize and hope we can make up.
I decided to take a break from FR for some days, given that the callous comments about the earthquake and war were getting to me, and therefore my apology is sadly belated.
Finally, your question really was a good one. Where do they get medics? (Which is a different question from what the poor medics have to do on the battlefield.)
to the point of losing good men in the process.
your mileage may very