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William R. Charette
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“The next thing you know I was called to another area and platoon... I don't know what happened to their corpsman, but I was in amongst them and it was decided they were going to be the frontal assault unit... When they told us to start going forward I thought, "I'll wait until my platoon catches up." But the sergeant stood up. He had a machine gun and his words were very encouraging: "Okay men, move out, because if they don't kill you I will." So with those words of encouragement I moved forward with his platoon.”
William R. Charette (1932–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When we got to the rear, there must have been five acres of dead people. And I think I read somewhere that you feel guilty to be alive when you are among the dead. It struck me that that is very true.”
William R. Charette (1932–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I once said you can tell they're doing good because you can point to their signs: 'American go home.' In other words they're pretty free to do what they wanted to do politically. I have a cousin who was killed over there. And he was my aunt's only son. So when you think about that for a bit, you think well, was it worth it? And after many years I've come to the conclusion: yes it was.”
William R. Charette (1932–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you're a commanding officer and you have a Medal of Honor recipient who comes to work with you... Of course they kind of view you a little different. They think, 'What am I going to do if he's a real foul ball?' But after they found out I'm not different, and that I'm a good corpsman, and fairly dedicated, I should say, I never had any problems. None.”
William R. Charette (1932–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They had a big thing about World War One, World War Two, and then they skipped right over to Vietnam... I don't understand that, because 54,000 Americans lost their lives in Korea... So your odds of getting killed in Korea are a hell of a lot greater [than in Vietnam]... And there's still eight thousand missing from the Korean War.”
William R. Charette (1932–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Regarding his Medal of Honor citation] It says I removed my bulletproof vest and put it on somebody... I did not take off a bulletproof vest. I had a jacket, and I was treating the guy for shock, and what I did was put my jacket on him. And somehow that got misinterpreted and whatever.”
William R. Charette (1932–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My wife hates this, but it's a fact. I was originally written up for the Navy Cross... I was thinking it would get pushed down, maybe to a Silver Star. But instead of getting pushed down, it got pushed up. And I've often wondered why. You've got four dead corpsmen, and if I don't get the medal, there'd be no live corpsmen out of the Korean War... I don't know. It's just a thought.”
William R. Charette (1932–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source