Doc: Platoon Medic

About the Book

HE GAVE MEN A FIGHTING CHANCE... TO SURVIVE

Dan Evans arrived in Vietnam on October 7, 1968, a 21- year-old Army medic who couldn't stand the sight of blood. Thrust into the cauldron of combat, he soon became a seasoned veteran of emergency medicine and the brutal realties of war. Before his time was up, he would master the skills of a surgeon, acquire the patience of a saint, and demonstrate the courage of a lion...

Here, in his own words, is the gripping true story of Dan Evans, the highly decorated soldier whom the men of First Platoon, Bravo Company, called the "fighting medic." Experience the rage, the sorrow and the remarkable spirit of Dan Evans - the PLATOON MEDIC who became a true American hero.

About the Author

Daniel E. Evans Jr., D.V.M. was born in Mineral Ridge, Ohio. He attended Northern Michigan University and Youngstown State University before serving in the U.S. Army as a combat medic. He received his D.V.M. degree from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1975. Dr. Evans is co-owner of a small animal hospital in northeast Ohio. Married to Sandra Lawrie Evans, they have two children, Ryan Evans and Kelly Evans Wood.

Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer /journalist/ photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces and Green Beret), a combat veteran and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer im Miami, Florida and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma with his wife, Donna.