Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Duke University Libraries http://archive.org/details/dukemagseri84199798859899 DUKE M A G A Z I N WARWOUNDS EMBRACING EUTHANASIA WOMEN OF THE CLOTH Youve alwaysbeenthere inspirit. Maybe it's timeyoubroughtyourselfalong,too. 800-44-MIDWAY DUKE DukeMagazineis NOVEMBER- VOLUME84 ppraipnetredonrecycled DECEMBER1997 NUMBER1 EDITOR: RAoSbSerOtCJI.ABlTiEwisEeDAI.TMO.R'88 CDouvkeer:nWoiwthraannkselaecmtorinfgyintgheribseesttoapnrodmitnheence, FEATURESEDITOR: brightest.GraphiceffectsbyMaxineMills. BridgetBooher'82,A.M.'92 SCIENCEEDITOR DennisMeredith STUDENTINTERNS: BrianHenderson'98 JaimeLevy'01 DESIGNCONSULTANT: Mills/CarriganDesign PUBLISHER:M.Laney FunderburkJr.W OFFICERS,DUKEALUMNI ASSOCIATION: MicheleClauseFarquhar'79, president;JohnA.SchwarzIII 'F5u6n,dperershiudernkt-Jerl.e'c6t0;,Mse.crLeatanreyy- SOMETIMES THE HEALER NEEDS HEALINGbyBobWilson 2 PRESIDENTS,SCHOOL Thoughhehadnowayofknowingitatthetime,JohnParrish'syearinthekillingfields ANDCOLLEGEALUMNI wouldupendhispersonallife,renderhimapolitical,andleavehimwithaburdenof JAaSmSeOsCRI.ACToIoOkNJSr.:'50,B.D. survivorguiltcommonamongmedicalproviderswhowenttoVietnam E'5v4a,nDsivBi.nSi.tyE.SEc.ho'o56l,;SGcehoorolgeofJ. PREPARING FORTHE FINALTRANSITIONbyBridgetBooher 8 EMEnn.gvFii'nr9eo1enr,mienNngit;c;hBWoalararlsetteStrcBhW.o.oMlcoCfatlhle Torhethdeedbeaattehopveenraletuyt;habnuatsiitahhaassaplsoolaorpizeendedthaewciounndtorwyoinntmouachmutchehslaarmgeer,waayndasmaabnoyrtwioounld SScihmoposloonfIBIuIsiMn.eBss.;A.Ju7d4it,hFAunquna saymoreimportantissue:thequalityofcareforthedying oMfaHneeaslsthMA.dHm.inAi.st'r8a3t,iDoen;paBrrtumceent GOTOTHE HEAD OFTHE CLASSbyRobert].BUwise 14 WLa.wB;aDbearvJi.dD.K.7W9,elSlchmoaonloMf.D. Withamixtureofplanningandserendipity,D—ukehasmanagedtoachievealevelof 72,H.S.72-78,Schoolof prominencethatisnearlywithoutprecedent andthatfindsexpressionnotjustin MFeodwilceirneB;.SL.iNn.d7a9,SpSecnhcoeolrof magazinerankings,butinchangingprofilesofthestudentbodyandthefaculty NMu.rSs.in7g9;,MAa.rHi.eC.Ko7v9a,lGNraadrudaotnee GOING FORTHE SILVERbyMichaelGoldstein 37 PHJar.loAfgl-reCaxemnatniundrePyrhyCsMliuccbaM.laThheornap'y4;2, wSiencsterisvoeffeowrtahcehimeivdedlteh;etshuepenrasttiaorn'sstaetcusonofomliyfeaantdthseoctioept,yawiDllukbeetshoceibaletstceirenftoirstitrecommends AEDDIVTIOSROIRAYLBOARD: INTHE FOOTSTEPSOF LEWISANDCLARKbyAlexGreenwood 40 ClayFelker'51,chairman; Takingtheirinspirationfromabook,agroupoffriendstestedtheirundauntedcourage FDHCraeaerbrddrdeeawrseitBcUylk'uB6F9.rm;aA'yJn8e77dr;r2roS;eladwNrsKaa.hn'6cF0oy;otLl.ick; WonOaMweEstNwarIdNtraTilHbElazMedItNwIoSceTnRtuYriebsybReofboerretK.Otterbourg 45 EHdawramrodnM'.82;GoStmeepzhe7n9;LKaebrartyonE. Today'sclergywomen,likewomeninotherprofessions,seekassignmentscommensurate A.M.'86,J.D.'86;ElizabethH. withtheirexperience,promotionstojobsonceonlyheldbymen,equalpay,andthe LLooscekeeJ'r6.4',6P3h;.KDi.mb7e2r;lTyJh.omasE removalofsocialandlifestylebarriersthatoncecomprisedanall-maleministerialclub MScchLoaernifnel'd86';84M;icShuasealnJT.int73; Qxzmxnn JBalinweiVseessAe.lMs.77';88,RosebcerrettaJr.y. SUBSCRIPTIONS: FORUM 35 $15peryear($30foreign) D61u4keChMaapgealziDnrei,veA,luBmonxi90H5o7u0s,e, Themoderatelifeoftheparty,thelegacyofgreatteachers Durham,N.C.27708-0570. GAZETTE 49 AAlDuDmRniESReScoCrHdsA,NBGoExS9:0613, Aspellingtestforfreshmen,honorsforFounders'Day,asymposiumforFranklin Dorurch-ma:mu,[email protected] BOOKS 54 Apoet'sfinestachievement ©1997DukeUniversity QUAD QUOTES 56 POfufbilcieshoefdAbliummonnithAlfyfabirys.the Foreign-languagefutures,Joyceanjolts I^MJ^MirH SOMETIMES THE HEALER NEEDS HEALING WAR WITHOUT END BYBOBWILSON Thoughhe hadnowayofknowingit at the time, JohnParrish's yearin the killingfields would upendhis personal life, renderhimapolitical,and leave himwith aburden ofsurvivorguiltcommon amongmedicalproviderswhowenttoVietnam. Warisacentralinstitutioninhumancivilization, drinkingwaterreekingofbleach,salttablets Warbuddies:a andithasahistoryprecisel—yaslongascivilization. thesizeofadime,anti-malariapills,monsoon mustachioedAlex GwynneDyer,War rains,rear-areamartinets,and,somewherein RolandandJohn thebushbeyondtheperimeter,asilentenemy Parrish,thedoctorin Therewerefiveofthembunkingdown waitingtokill. thehootch,opposite, inHootch75,menasgoodasanythis HastilythrownupataMarineCorpsbase inVietnam,1967; countryeversenttowar,andinthat nearcoastalPhuBai,Hootch75consistedof Rolandandstudent summerof1967eachwastryingtocometo littlemorethanaconcretefloor,awooden Parrishtoday,atleft, termswithatime superstructure, and outsideRoland's and aplace called anenormousamount MALSclassroom SouthVietnam. ofscreenwire.The For —thirteen four naval officers months Marines andoneMarineas- prided themselves signedtothehootch onstayingamonth wereanintelligent, longer in-country thoughtful, and thanotherbranches rathercynicallot,a —oftheU.S.military castofcharacterswho eachofthefive could have walked livedamidthestench straightintoanepi- ofdieselfumesand sodeofM*A*S*H. burning human In1972,oneofthe waste,thegut-rat- hootchies, a Navy tlingthunderofF-4 doctornamedJohn Phantomjets,heli- Parrish '61, would coptersferryingthe §publishto acclaim quickandthedead, ioneofthemostriv- DUKEMAGAZINE »: / s. i — etingbookssiredbythewar,ADoctor'sYearin Thefunction oftheprofessionofarms is the causetheyrefusedtoresistanimmoralwar. Vietnam,acut-to-the-marrow,nonfictionno- orderedapplicationofforceintheresolutionofa ForParrish,theFlorida-bornsonofaBap- velaboutoneman'slifeinthecombatzone, socialproblem. — tistministerwhopreachedloveofGodand thepeoplehe knew,andwhathe cameto GeneralSirJohnHackett, country,thiswasaworldgonebellyup.Par- knowabouthimself. TheProfessionofArms rish had gone toVietnam reluctantly but BarelyoutofYaleMedicalSchool,Parrish On withasenseofduty. Hismoralimperative knewlitdeaboutVietnamthecountryorViet- paper,itallseemssoneat,sopre- consisted of keeping wounded Americans namthewarwhenhearrivedatPhuBai cise,sobloodless.Infact,warisa alive,notintorchingstrawhuts.Thoughhe fewAmericansdid.Sensinghisdisorientation, blood-swollengod,asStephenCrane hadbeen there,had been in combat,had themenofHootch75"adopted"Parrishduring wrote,andsoldiersaretherawmaterialthat savedlives,Parrishwasincreasinglytroubled aroundofbeerdrinkingatthePhuBaioffi- feedhim.SixmonthsintohistourinViet- bywhat he saw happening in the United cers'club.Itwasapastimeamongregularsto nam,JohnParrishwasmentallyandphysical- Statesaswellasbyhisfailuretodecipherthe seewhichtablecoul—dbuildthehighestpyra- lyexhaustedfromtryingtosalvageasmuch "why?"ofthewar. mid of beer cans all empty, of course. ofthatrawmaterialonemancoulddo.He Several toppolicymakers in theJohnson Parrish proved his mettle by demolishing hadcometoVietnamasatabularasa;nowhe administration wrestled with the question. Hootch75'spyramidwithaflyingcananda wasbeginningtoquestionnotonlyhiscoun- They,too,coulddiscernnopurposeincon- roar:"Arewegoingtotalkorarewegoingto try'sinvolvementinanAsiancivilwar,but tinuingapointlesswar. Chiefamongthese drink?"Thenandthere,themenofHootch alsotheverypoliticalandmorallegitimacyof nascentdoveswasDefenseSecretaryRobert 75knewtheyhadfoundtheirman. hisgovernment. McNamara,whosepublicsupportofthewar OneofthehootchieswhotookParrish's When Parrish returned to the States in masked a gnawingconviction thathe had measurethatnightwouldfigureprominently 1968,he was astrangerinastrange land. helpedsteertheUnitedStatesintoadisaster. inADoctor'sYearandhislifeafterthewar.A HelearnedfromrebuffsinSanFranciscoand McNamarawas right. He and his advisers hcoomNpaovsaitleAcchaadraecmtyerg,rtahdeuahtoeoatcnhdiMeairsianegucnagp-- eklnseeww:heArelowthoaftAmotehreircsanisnhuandifcoormmeatlorebaed-y taablokuetdtahreropgraonptelrywaaftyertothpere1s9e6r5veU.SSo.utbhuiVlideutp- tain,RolandAmes.Butthat'sgettingahead lieve servicemenwerepartoftheVietnam nam:GraduallytightenthescrewsuntilNorth ofthestory. problem,notthesolution.Intheviewofthe Vietnam simply abandoned its struggle to PhuBaitwoyearsaftertheMarineslanded anti-warmovement,—thesesoldiershadalter- annextheSouthbyforce.Butin1968,after inVietnamamidflowerleis,photographers, natives toVie—tnam Canada and Sweden, theTetOffensiveshatteredtheJohnsonad- andtheapplauseoflocaldignitarieswasnot amongothers buttheywereculpablebe- ministration'sconfidenceanderodedmuchof M*A*S*H;itwasmorelikeapreviewofhell. Thebloodflowingfrom3rdDivisionMarines, sloggingthroughthericepaddiesandgreen CASUALTIES OF WAR hillswestofPhuBai,wascopiousandreal. JohnParrish'sjobwastopatchupthesewound- Unlikesoldiersinearlier June4,1995 June14,1995 edMarinesandreturnthemtocombat. wars,mostofthe2mil- DearAlex, DearJohn, Today,Parrishisthechiefofdermatologyat lionAmericanswho AsIwritetoyou,mymind Yourlastletterhasanedgeto mHhoeasdrpivictaaarlld.oMTfehfdioicuecrgahlwoShrcehkohionalgd.nTatohetwnha,eyhPoehfwukansBoawaiiNnfaigveliydt stutnhehieretrvysee.cdaTasihmnmeeVeyihmweobetemnnretasmaaloldoofinndmeei.,nloiAattsnagdraoy afI1e9nk9wdn5,dofeawbeyulsIitnosIgiftsftierhneeeltsTueaenrftteniOBtrfoeoflsteythnpoesrnifeviisern.est.n.t s"nitt,aWilmbhl?uawt"rtiItFiiosanrtgm.hs.eto.hm.maYeenoakupnfeaiuoslnpkglyeaoo,gufaViVianier,etet-- atthetime,Parrish'syearinthekillingfields result,fewlong-termfriend- [in]PhuBaiin1968. namstandsforallwars.For would upend his personal life,render him shipsseemtohavesurvived Mixedintothesoundsofthe othersitstandsforwarsof vwapihovPlooairrtwirgceiuasnilhlt,tcatcanoomdVmeilmeehtaoovnnemameha.imimnon1w9gi6t8mh,eadfiibcnuiarsldhepedrnohovifisdsoeubrr-s- tRamhonaeTlyehapxenbocidesertpaat-cdniVoaodirnperJ.tteoenshdapnmofnoyPdreaeararnrscib.eso,hoAklaw,erhexich jgddluieaosebrwturb,tbiaeIdegneeyhaoentttanhrreduwciihtknnhojecouuocartmoiesriudisnltdhdgreianprmn.oo.dytu.noabwsdfeisIan- AbifommorpeIecranririnscoahoawlobnridl/tsec,mita.f[pasFtiitlhotaueranremldo.sietsFhafteono/rrrisWntleihogstsetisoeRntfgraa.nnmd-s ligationtotheNavy,andbeganacivilianca- consistsofmorethan500 olderthantwenty-one.Igive Vietnam]dependsonwhoyou yrseeiaeorrnaslinadfodteoerrrsmhaifstororlehotigumyrnatrhfoartuonmhdatsthheoepcweoonmrelbdda.tpArzooffneeesw,- metbexayrcnsPe.uarsTrpcrhtrisesihfpf,rtirosspumtaggetgexewscs.oetrsHopfeta,rtfehwleraiaisrrthetlbeeatn-ck tgrthhaoeeuuznwledioseauungtnededtntacwenllitoltshsheiromg,m.ah.eu.eztsehitseaarttinolidefctrohovleelr oiahrnnoet,mthejheuesffbtirraaosgtsmgpwatlhghaaceeetwy.aoyUroulutdtioecmaopartkerentildehysde,re however,Vietnambegantocreepoutofthe associatedwithhispost-trau- offthelitterontothefloor.... themeaningofVietnamistied vastydeepofhisdreamsandintohiseveryday maticstressdisorder: Welieonthefloorwithout tothemeaningoflife,which lwtirafeas.ubmItaetcwioacmsisnttrgheesosncldeaissosofirctdehmrea,nwiPofTueSnstdDae.tdiT,ohnteooof.hWepaiolstethr- oqhueniaetdthefroeartiurtrshntersi,bpusnneekvxeetrrastl,opbueuso.tpWlmehosetn eoauasrc.es.h.aeIloofvfflesuue.nsmkomtyuiosoutnssd.wisCicmoemranebofaoursthionre PTSDcamenightmaresofcrushed,mangled, ofuscontinueworking....With andbuildapersonalphiloso- waassuonsruduvlribdivunorbgrneyegodduuielbnatogddisMbepaysar;miwTonneerecsndh,inntibgchy;ooluktognhrheoswhdnieeinppkgrpenetstesshwiaoottfnhhheioeysf webwsoeoao.arc.rtk.hksi,tgfyirbasesuotdttuietrfpto.fhiobMcefeurylsetdhehiotslnaolesnsco.domsmWnytuseihchnahehukaaeervtmey jpnppurhaasoyrtjm.eeacRlpstierstIoa.egwrdriaeltssluorsrem.eoeanAdpnohsudiorlmolreseteo'sVpspihceeycot,t-mi-ve wwhaoopuuplleddninsoneteg.ttTohrehyiigmnr,gePetanorrmgirasakhsesbeosgfeanhnsoetmooefcowarhnraedtsptwohanesdy ntmfiooonssgpateflreanitscayie.t.lh.st.e.oWbcrhaarairtnysbduointehdweerorsumnmydeed Parrish,atleft:AAlDeoxctor'sYear withhishootchie,"RolandAmes."By1997, John inPhuBaineverended theirlettersfilleda500-pagemanuscript. 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