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Mike Barno

Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

It was the spookiest place he had ever been. Army dentist Mike Barno was part of a medical team visiting even the tiniest outposts in the Afghan mountains. When he arrived, he was briefed on the last-man-standing protocol. (4:23)
The sniper was hidden in the hills above the base in Afghanistan. Dental officer Mike Barno was there for routine procedures, but no one wanted to go see the dentist with that sniper out there. He got a patient eventually, the hard way. (3:15)
Mike Barno recalls his experiences with local civilians during his tour in Afghanistan. The dental officer had staunchly pro-American Afghan translators in his company. The Afghan Army dentists weren't very friendly but the children from the nearby school sure were. (3:59)
Mike Barno explains why it may not be a great idea to take a free phone from a CIA guy. Another incident with a care package full of soap caused him to take some flack from the other guys. (5:10)
Mike Barno noticed there was suddenly a SEAL unit on the base near the Pakistan border. Then there was an order that everyone had to wear body armor all day. Something big was going on, something that would bring some closure to the 9/11 attacks. (2:45)
In the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan, small arms fire from above was a big problem. Army dentist Mike Barno remembers a visit to a Forward Operating Base (FOB) during which his assistant had to dodge that fire. (2:17)
When he got his orders to go home, Mike Barno started a game of hurry-up-and-wait. When he finally got to Hawaii, he was surprised to find a noisy 2 AM escort for the buses. (4:45)
He left the Army Dental Corps and settled into private practice, but Mike Barno was having trouble due to his vivid memories of treating casualties in Afghanistan. The VA has helped him a lot, as did the blog he posted while he was in country. (5:11)
Mike Carey

Vietnam | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

His father was a Navy lifer but the Navy wanted a four year enlistment so Mike Carey went with the Marines. It would be the best training for Vietnam and he knew that's where he would be going. He had a specialist MOS but when he got there, he was just another grunt. (6:57)
After a short survival and orientation course, Mike Carey was on his way to Vietnam. All his romantic notions about war from all those war movies were immediately gone when he found out what his first assignment was. Eventually he made it to the field where he wasted no time in becoming a target. (6:11)