I was in the hospital up at Oak Knoll, and early that year they told me the war was over. I played the "Dead March" of Saul to myself and said, "Well, you're really in bad shape, boy." They argued with me. I didn't think I was in bad shape but they wouldn't pass me on an overseas physical. It was the last year of the war; I was feeling horrible about it. They were very dramatic about it, too. I went to see the commander at the base that sent me up to the hospital and argued with him about it, … [Read more...] about Lecture: Basic Processing (1) (1951)