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Medics Endure At Laotian Hospital In War Rift
In Pha Khao near Laos battle lines U S Army medics led by Sgt Jerrie L Richard son treat refugees and wounded amid language gaps and peril. They face disease poverty and superstition while aiding Meo and Lao Tuung tribes with aid from Lao child Douang Chunh and weekly helicopter resupplies. The field hospital lacks electricity or plumbing yet has logged over a thousand patients, spurring tribal women to seek prenatal care and showcasing broader impacts beyond immediate care.
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Jerrie L. Richard
Ting
Columbia
S. C
Pathet Lao
Thon m Richardson
Laos
Pathet
Lan Att Richardson
Alden Taylor
Jefferson
Maine
Tom Dooley
Dooley
Army
Richardson
Douang Chunh
Pha Khao
Chunh
Papa
Hardson
Boduardson
Sp-5
Philip Wheele
Er Pathet Lao
Padong
Wheeler
Fayetteville
N. C
Richardson and
Taylor