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- Corpsman Up...during Naval Hospital Bremerton's recognition of the Navy's Hospital Corps 121st Birthday, a vivid rendition of Medal of Honor recipient, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Robert R. Ingram, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, caring for his Marines against elements of a North Vietnam Aggressor (NVA) battalion in Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam, was demonstrated to those in attendance. HM3 Stephen Hohner, along with members of Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion Bangor, enacted how 'Doc' Ingram accompanied the point platoon, when 'suddenly the village tree line exploded with an intense hail of automatic rifle fire from approximately 100 North Vietnamese regulars. In mere moments, the platoon ranks were decimated. Oblivious to the danger, Ingram crawled across the bullet spattered terrain to reach a downed Marine. As he administered aid, call for 'corpsman' echoed across the ridge. He edged across the fire-swept landscape, collecting ammunition from the dead and administering aid to the wounded. Though severely wounded three times, he rendered aid to those in need. For 15 hours, Ingram pushed, pulled, cajoled, and doctored his Marines. Enduring the pain from his many wounds and disregarding the probability of his demise, his intrepid actions saved many lives. By his indomitable fighting spirit, daring initiative, and unfaltering dedication to duty, Ingram reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs).'

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15/06/2019
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