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Scott Talley is descended from a distinguished line of medical professionals, including corpsmen that served in World War II and the Vietnam War. This photo of Scott Talley was taken in the spring of 2003 somewhere between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers south of Baghdad. The Bakersfield man says his ancestors greatly influenced his decision in 1999 to enlist as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy, where he developed a passion for battlefield medicine and the necessity of fast and often creative medical treatment. Thus trained, Talley had no qualms about joining the 1st Marine Division for the initial invasion into Baghdad in March 2003. He remained in Baghdad through May of that year, caring for American Marines and Iraqi soldiers before returning to Kuwait and an honorable discharge six months later. He came home well in body, but wounded in spirit. The nightmares began even before he made it home. Normally a laid-back sort, according to wife Cristina, Talley soon found...
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