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 “
Category Archives: South Korea
Smoked Steelhead
D. E. Larsen, DVM The letter was still on my bunk where I had tossed it earlier. I sat down on the bunk and carefully opened the letter. I had been in Korea for several months, and letters from home often would bring a brief pang of longing. I seldom wrote home. In fact, IContinue reading “Smoked Steelhead”
My Christmases in the Army, from the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM “Company D, Private Drake speaking, can I help you,” Bill answered the phone on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1965. Bill and I were pulling CQ (charge of quarters) duty for Company D, a duty company for troops waiting for school at Fort Devens. We were a couple of lucky ones;Continue reading “My Christmases in the Army, from the Archives “
Memoirs of a Country Vet 