# Identify the medic? (Vietnam Chu Pong 1966)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 1, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-medic-vietnam-chu-pong-1966/778763 "2017-02-01T18:44:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-medic-vietnam-chu-pong-1966/778763/1 "2017-02-01T18:44:48Z")

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[Pic.](http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/museum/digital-collection/view/oclc/904050593) I’ve seen this in several places, but so far haven’t seen the chap identified.

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**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-medic-vietnam-chu-pong-1966/778763/2 "2017-02-02T06:35:50Z")

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According to [this page](https://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/6913918937) his name is Robert Johnson and that he wasn’t actually a medic, he was an infantryman.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-medic-vietnam-chu-pong-1966/778763/3 "2017-02-02T13:23:26Z")

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Well,cool. Thanks.