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Question: What were some common (non-fatal) injuries of the Vietnam war!?
Hi, I'm beginning a novel in which a character gets injured in the Vietnam War!. It is not life threatening but requires him to come home to a US hospital!. What were some common injuries in the Vietnam war that would require this to happen!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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fragments from mines/grenades, shot, amputated limb, napalm burns, other burns, disfigurement, foot rot (I'm not sure of the right name for this), brain injuries, back injuries, car accidents, multiple / severe broken bones, massive infection, deafness, blindness, any attempted suicide injury, the Clap (well maybe not a stateside return for this one)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, like in Forrest Gump, you can get shot in the 'buttocks' or anywhere else non-fatal!.!.!.that was pretty much a one-way ticket to home!. also, you could get into a thornbush, cause those were nasty, get stuck in a trap the the VC set minorly injuring you, etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Spiked booby-traps (often with sharpened bamboo)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Shell Fragment!.!.!.(egg shell fragment in the eye)!.!.just kidding!.!.!.
Shell Shock was real though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Shot, 3rd degree Burns, broken bones (arm/leg)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Loss of a foot, leg, arm, eye or a head injury!.

Burns!.
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