F. M. F. CORPSMEN

The Navy called them Corpsmen,
Though they'd seldom seen a ship;
Their major tools of battle,
They carried on their hips.

Trained to go with field Marines,
In every clime and place;
They risked their lives most every day,
With compassion, skill and grace.

Where they found these people,
I'll never understand;
A breed apart from other men,
Serving in this foreign land.

To hear the cry of "Corpsman",
Would chill you to the bone;
As these brave men came running up,
Unarmed and all alone.

They saved the many wounded,
And stood along their side;
Without these valorous Corpsmen,
A lot more would have died

We dearly loved our Corpsmen,
And defend them to this day;
As much Marine as Navy,
They served a special way.

When they get to heaven,
And streets filled with Marines;
We'll call out for our Corpsmen,
And show them all our scenes.

ANCHORS AWEIGH ***** SEMPER FIDELIS

By Chuck Hall
Dedicated To The Heroic U.S. Navy Corpsmen
Who Served With The 1st Marine Division F.M.F.
In The Field, Korea 1950-1953

Taken from the Chosin Few "Net", December 1998
Submitted by George Crotts D/2/7 1950