Flashback

For fifty years he kept this story to himself while suffering from Past-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Not even his family knew. Finally, his PTSD became unbearable to the point he enrolled himself into a lengthy in-house VA treatment program, which literally forced him to write his stories down and be willing to share them with others. Owing to an uncanny memory, an acute sense of observation and a healthy sense of humor his stories come alive with human interests that span the gamut. This story offers wide appeal for general audiences today more than ever as we witness our nation's growing interest and coverage of PTSD!

This is the story of Ron "Doc" Mosbaugh, a highly decorated Navy Corpsman (Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V and two Purple Hearts) who served with a US Marine combat unit in the early days of the War, 1966-67. As a Corpsman, Ron never fired at the enemy and in fact he found himself on occasion treating the enemy as well as Vietnamese civilian men, women and children.