Medevac Pilots Reflect On ‘Life-Changing’ Service
Friday, September 13, 2019
Moving wounded soldiers from the frontlines to the point of care as quickly and safely as possible in a war zone involves a lot of work and adrenaline—followed by sheer terror, a former Army medical evacuation pilot said.
“It was a life-changing experience for me,†said retired Col. Merle Snyder, while speaking on a panel of medevac pilots at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. While serving as a medevac pilot during the Vietnam War, the then-chief warrant officer was credited with evacuating more than 3,000 patients.
“It gave me reason for serving,†he said.
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