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The Defense Health Agency is now 11 years old. With over 700 medical, dental and veterinary hospitals & clinics, and a ...
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World War II medic Waverly B. Woodson, Jr. was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest U ...
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A brief explainer on military medical dogs or mercy dogs who served in WW1 and WW2.
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Three nurses recount their experiences during the Vietnam War, stationed both on land and sea. From deployment to the ...
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American military medicine has been the cornerstone of medical accomplishments since the founding of the United States. ...
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On the battlefield and off. Yesterday and today. Women in military health have been more than doctors or nurses. They're ...
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Lynn "Doc" Munger was a 23-year-old pharmacist's mate during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. When Munger ...
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This Veterans Day 2023, the Military Health System honors military medical personnel who went above and beyond the call ...
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This Veterans Day, the Military Health System remembers U.S. Army Spc. 5th Class Clarence Eugene Sasser who received a ...
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Telita Crosland becomes the fourth director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in a ceremony ...
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Electronic records are so common, it's hard to remember a time they weren't around. Learn about the #genesisofGENESIS and ...
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Did you know that Abraham Lincoln's first responder was a military doctor? Military medicine has come a long way since ...
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