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Iraq War veteran Joseph Dwyer was a symbol of the United States’ good intentions thanks to a photograph taken in the early days of the war. But his story swiftly soured when he returned home. Joseph Dwyer carries a young Iraqi boy who was injured during a battle between the…
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At about this time in 1942, a daughter of German immigrants enlists in the Army Nurse Corps. Aleda Lutz would become one of a handful of World War II nurses qualified to fly aboard troop transport planes. She is widely believed to be the first American woman lost in combat…
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These giant earthworms average 1 metre (3.3 ft) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 in) in diameter and can reach 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length; however, their body is able to expand and contract making them appear much larger. On average they weigh about 200 grams (0.44 lb). They have a dark purple head and a blue-grey…
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I was operating on a patient to remove his kidney. The patient had had multiple surgeries in the past on his kidney and at this point was just a continuous source of infection- it no longer functioned. The patient wanted me to remove it. I removed the kidney laparoscopically and…
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The greatest crimes against women and Europeans in history, was the mass rape of the European women after the Liberal-Communist victory in 1945. It would be easy for you to toss this newsletter aside and pickup more pleasant or amusing reading Mass R*ape in Europe by Allied soldiers after World…
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This patient was a middle-aged man with a wife and kids, and he had a problem downstairs. His testicles were swollen and slightly wounded, and so was the skin of his glans penis. My girlfriend felt that the patient was hiding something, and asked him to tell the entire story — not…
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The discover of a man’s decaying remains in his bedroom after four years has shocked resident of Apete in Ibadan.The deceased, whose name remined unknown at the time of publication,was claimed to have observed by neighbors four years ago during one of his periodic trip to Ibadan from Portharcourt, Rivers…
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Many times the deceased arrive with the facial expressions they had at the last moment (fear, tranquility, anger, sadness), sometimes even with tears. Medical examiners give us a scientific explanation as required by their work, but through personal experiences they have had to combine science and their beliefs. Such is…
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Elmer J. Burr (May 11, 1908 – December 25, 1942) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Burr was born on May 11, 1908, in Neenah, Wisconsin. He joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard in about 1928 and served with…
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In 1944, Pierre Julien Ortiz parachuted into occupied France, where the Gestapo offered a reward of half a million francs for his capture Several excruciating days had passed since the telegram reached my great-grandmother’s doorstep in Queens, New York: The secretary of war desires me to express his deep regret…