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[mdmc]

Reminds me of Catch22 - when the doctor pays pilots to say he was on flights that he was too scared to take.
One of the planes goes down. The narrator, doc, and a general are watching it drop. The general looks at the official flight roster and states, "Oh no, the Doc is dead too."
The doc tells him he is not dead, but cannot compete with the official flight roster.

Later the narrator asks what is wrong with another wounded friend. The friend replies that he is sick and can't be cured. The narrator asks, "What does doc Denna (or whatever his name is) say about your illness?"
The doc replies, "I'm not allowed to say anything. The general informed me that I was dead and would be court Marshalled if I continued to talk."

Horrible recount of a great novel.