Nick’s Ankle 

D. E. Larsen, DVM Sandy was standing behind the counter with her hands on her hips when I returned to the clinic from a morning farm call. “Skip is on his way here with Ted’s dog,” Sandy said. “They found him in the river, and Skip said he has a broken leg.” I glanced overContinue reading “Nick’s Ankle “

Dumb and Dumber, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM By the summer of nineteen sixty-seven, I had been elevated to Quality Control NCO in our maintenance shop for the 177th USASA Operations Company located at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. The year I was there is often called the second Korean War. We were besieged by many infiltrators from North KoreaContinue reading “Dumb and Dumber, From the Archives”

Four-Leaf Clover 

D. E. Larsen, DVM They called Korea the Land of Morning Calm for a good reason; there seemed to be a slight fog hanging over the rice paddies, and only a couple farmers were moving down to check on the water flow through the paddies. It was early May 1967, and the country was warmingContinue reading “Four-Leaf Clover “