On the retreat through
Belgium you tended to
a young soldier wounded
by machine gun fire across
his abdomen. He lay there
on a stretcher unconscious.
He needed a doctor but none
was there. You unwound the
bloodied bandages. His arm
was hanging loose and a bone
was poking through. He was
still unconscious. A fellow
soldier suggested they move
on as the Germans were not
far away. You rebandaged him.
He was pale. You got two
stretcher bearers to take him
to the nearest ambulance.
They walked off with him
across the muddy ground
to a battered ambulance
over the way. Move on the
sergeant called Jerry's on
his way. You moved into
the ambulance and off it
went. The soldier lay there
unaware of the place or time
or danger. You watched him
there without worries or care.
Apr 4, 2018
Apr 4, 2018 at 2:43 PM UTC
On the retreat through
Belgium you tended to
a young soldier wounded
by machine gun fire across
his abdomen. He lay there
on a stretcher unconscious.
He needed a doctor but none
was there. You unwound the
bloodied bandages. His arm
was hanging loose and a bone
was poking through. He was
still unconscious. A fellow
soldier suggested they move
on as the Germans were not
far away. You rebandaged him.
He was pale. You got two
stretcher bearers to take him
to the nearest ambulance.
They walked off with him
across the muddy ground
to a battered ambulance
over the way. Move on the
sergeant called Jerry's on
his way. You moved into
the ambulance and off it
went. The soldier lay there
unaware of the place or time
or danger. You watched him
there without worries or care.
