Gus Kappler, M.D.

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Enjoy three books based on my year serving as an Army trauma surgeon at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in Vietnam, '70-'71.

All books available on Amazon. "Letters" is coming soon.

Two months after completing his surgical training in July 1970, Gus found himself serving for a year

Within two months of completing his surgical training in July 1970, Gus was serving as a thirty-year-old Army trauma surgeon in Vietnam. After witnessing daily, for a year, the devastation of war on body, mind, and soul, Gus was forever changed.

Books are based on experiences inside this gate.

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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund ECHOES Podcast - #59 - Gus Is Still Angry.

After fifty-five years, yes, I continue to be angry.

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Exploring Gus Kappler's Vietnam Collection of His Written Works

"Letters" synopsis

"Welcome Home" Synopsis

"One Degree" Synopsis

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Letters to Helene From Vietnam (Coming soon)Welcome Home From Vietnam, Finally One Degree

The following videos reinforce my books' content.

The 85th Evacuation Hospital, VN, '70-'71

The compound, The people, Agent Orange, High-velocity wounding, Shock, Triage, Dust Off Medivac, The wounds, and the Required Surgery. Some slides are horrific.

"THE QUIET MUTINY"

In 1968, the surprise Tet offensive, centered in all major cities in South Vietnam, was sprung by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Regulars. It was a game changer.

The fighting men in Vietnam learned that the American propaganda celebrating our winning was a myth.

The young soldiers understood that America, with its superior fire-power, was no longer fighting to win and would soon desert South Vietnam.

The consensus : "no one wanted to be the last to die."

They revolted and intimidated leaders.

VIETNAM'S AGENT ORANGE TRAVESTY

Learn little-known facts about Agent Orange. Were there other herbicides sprayed? How much herbicide was sprayed in I Corps's 85th Evac (Phu Bai) area? Consider its impact on Vietnam Veterans, including those with whom I served at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in '70-'71. See the young faces of my dear wartime friends who now suffer from and died from Agent Orange-induced diseases.

2017 KEYNOTE ADDRESS-QUANTICO

The first third: Vietnam. The secondnd third: Afghanistan. Last third PTSD, substance abuse, and suicide-etiology and prevention. It's long.

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Letters To Helene Fron Vietnam Welcome Home From Vietnam, Finally One Degree

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