2.
Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day? no
Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?
Were you wounded? no
How were you wounded?
Do you remember what it was like — that is, do you remember whether you
felt any pain or were you so surprised that you felt nothing?
Do you remember seeing or hearing anything that seems funny now, even though
it may not have seemed amusing at the time? Or anything unexpected or out-of-place?
I remember when the wounded from the first landing came
aboard, how they raised a smile, and were waving, as we lifted aboard.
I thought, look at them, they haven't even got steel helmets on,
only the green beret. I thought then they must all be "MAD".
Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, that struck
you more than anything else?
I remember bringing on survivors from ships that had struck mines
just blankets thrown round them, all they wanted was a cigarette,
but no panic, no fears, or at least they were not shown.
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