One night two Korean soldiers came into the ER. It was clear to me one of them was an officer. He came over to me and started talking. The problem was it was in Korean and I had no idea what he was saying. He would talk and at times put his arm on the young soldier with him who stood silently. I tried to understand and communicate but with little luck. Then I got it. I don't know how, but I got it. He was bringing this young man as he thought he had gotten a sexually transmitted disease and he needed to get checked out. I have no idea how I came up with it but I got them into the ER and explained what was going on. The Dr. on duty took over and the Officer smiled and bowed.
You know, in Nam we had heard how fierce and mean the South Korean soldier were and it almost seemed to me that people were afraid of them. But was a Korean Officer and you could truly see he cared for his soldier. I was so touched by his actions and concern.
One never knew what would come through the doors. A pregnant mamasan giving birth, a GI having heart attack, overdose, burn patients, mass casualties, etc. Regardless of what it was we were there to take care of them and treat them.
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