Stories from Third Med: Surviving a Jungle ER

Third Med Reunion in Charleston, SC

Originally the home of The Citadel Military College, the building was converted into a hotel which is where the reunion was hosted.

Guest speakers Captain Bohman and Rear Admiral Cullison

Marine Captain Harold Bohman and Rear Admiral Thomas Cullison gave presentations at the reunion.

Al Naar

A former corpsman, Al Naar coordinated the reunion with Dr. John Munna.

Producer Ariana Pekary and Ken Keidel

Former Marine Ken Keidel was wounded in battle and the corpsmen and doctors of the Third Medical Battalion saved his life.

Al Naar and Porter Halyburton

Porter Halyburton was a guest speaker at the reunion. He is a former POW, Cdr USN (Retired), who was shot down and held captive for seven and a half years.

Judy Naar

Judy, Al Naar's wife, on the left helped coordinate the reunion.

USS Yorktown

The Third Med Battalion Reunion hosted a banquet aboard the USS Yorktown on May 3.

Al Naar, Dr. Bob Moore, and Dr. Ed Feldman

Former members of the Third Med celebrate aboard the USS Yorktown.

Former Corpsman John Little

John Little was a corpsman and created a homemade defibrillator with Dr. Jack Hagan.

Dr. John Munna and Dr. Jack Hagan

Dr. Jack Hagan and Dr. Bob Knapp

Former corpsman Jim Moore

Dr. Ed Feldman

Dr. Ed Feldman (on the left) removed a live mortar from a Marine.

Reunion Location in Charleston, SC

The site, most well known as the original home of The Citadel Military College, has served Charleston and the state of South Carolina for over two hundred years. In 1758, the original structure served as a fort to the city. Then in 1789, the city sold the property to the State to be used as a warehouse to store and inspect tobacco. With tobacco production on the rise in 1822, the State decided to locate a new "fortified arsenal" on the site.

By 1826 the structure we recognize today was nearly complete and was described in a publication of the times as being an "extensive citadel ... guarded by bastions at the four angles on which canons will be mounted." It was at this time that the building became known as "The Citadel." In 1842 the State authorized the establishment of a military school at The Citadel. The Citadel military school remained on the site until 1922 when it moved to its current location on the banks of the Ashley River.