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Surgeon D. C Campbell saves Vietnamese civilian with live grenade removal
At a medical assembly in San Antonio Col. Daniel C Campbell Sr and his Air Force team detailed a risky operation in Saigon to remove a live grenade embedded in a Vietnamese civilian. The anterior shell was near the pelvic girdle and required custom instruments and delicate anesthesia as the patient recovered quickly. His team earned the Airman's Medal for heroism.
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