Mm.

And the, and the VC and the NVA had been fighting Americans, uh, well, fi- fighting Westerners, starting with the French and through us, and they, they studied our personalities, our psychology, and it was very effective.

That booby trap blew this kid up, and he had major, major, major wounds.

Uh, uh, that was my first case.

Uh, they, they had a, a quote, unquote, "experienced surgeon" come in to assist you.

He told me I couldn't do thir- certain things.

I said, "Yes, I can," [laughs] because y- you just had to, had to use common sense.

What's just your general ideas about what is going on in the world right now? H- what do you, what's your opinion on everything that's happening?