The Most Popular Soldiers

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Medics were very popular, respected and very appreciated men in the company. Their weapons were first aid kits; their place on the line was whenever a man called out when he was wounded. Here are 2 combat medics taking cover somewhere in the Battle of the Bulge.

According to the Geneva Convention it is a War Crime to Shoot at a any Medic wearing the Red Cross Insignia. In the WW2 European Theatre this rule was used and most were not shot, but not in the case of being in the Pacific. I always wonder in WW2 if Medics were to use a Firearm what happened to the Rule of Protection ?

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