"The Ghost Soldiers" section of the novel familiarizes the reader with what wartime fears are, through O'Brien's perspective. He begins by discussing the two occasions in which he had been shot. The first had occured in Tri Bihn where he was treated by the medic Rat Kiley. When recalling this experience he says that he felt only a throb because the medic had taken care of him properly, most importantly he treated for shock. The next time he got shot he was treated by Bobby Jorgenson who was inadequate and did not treat for shock. This is where O'Brien experiences true deathly fear as he lays in the bed believing he was going to die. O'Brien remembers, "how long it took him to get to me, and how his fingers were all jerky and nervous, and the
