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I
much preferred the Montagnards to the Vietnamese. When we got to their
village we felt comfortable enough to just drop all our equipment on the
ground. In a Vietnamese village we
could not be as casual or as soon as we turned our heads all of our
equipment would have been stolen. The Montagnard kids were well behaved and
respectful, where the Vietnamese kids were constantly trying to pick your
pockets.
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I was
goofing around making snorting noises and faces to entertain this kid while
I bandaged an infected cut on his arm. He seemed to be enjoying my act.
This shot also shows how flat footed the
people are from going barefoot.
A rifle and my medical kit
are on the ground. Someone's helmet is seen also.
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Again,
working with the kids in the village. This shy little boy had just been
brought forward by his father complaining that his stomach hurt.
The
two embarrassed teenage girls I posed with earlier
had returned and are now standing in the back.
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A little bacitracin ointment
on yet another infected cut foot. It was amazing how these people, who had
never been exposed to the use of antibiotics, responded to this simple
therapy. A return visit several days later revealed the infections almost
healed.
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Another bandage on an infected cut on the
foot. Going barefoot and working with tools in the gardens seem to account
for the number of cut feet and infections.
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