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DHA Sizzle 2024

The Defense Health Agency is now 11 years old. With over 700 medical, dental and veterinary hospitals & clinics, and a global workforce of almost 130,000 civilians and military personnel, DHA serves over 9.5 million service members, retirees and their families. Anytime, anywhere, always.

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  • Link to Video: The History of the Purple Heart Purple Heart Day is celebrated annually on August 7th to honor and remember U.S. military members who were wounded or ...

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  • Link to Video: DDay Medic Waverly Woodson World War II medic Waverly B. Woodson, Jr. was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest U ...

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  • Link to Video: The Nurses of Normandy Military nurses were saved many lives during WW2. 1LT Marian Charlotte Jones and 1LT Edna Nina Statman both served in the ...

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  • Link to Video: Military Medical Dogs from WW1 & 2 A brief explainer on military medical dogs or mercy dogs who served in WW1 and WW2.

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  • Link to Video: Nurses of Vietnam - Liberty's Rosary Beads Lt Col Frances Liberty, with the US Army Nurses Corps, recounts the heartwarming story of a soldier she cared for during ...

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  • Link to Video: Nurses of Vietnam - The Women of Vietnam Three nurses recount their experiences during the Vietnam War, stationed both on land and sea. From deployment to the ...

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  • Link to Video: Moments in Military Medicine: Blood Donations on the Battlefield As we wrap up National Blood Donor Month, learn more about the history of blood donations on the battlefield and the ...

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  • Link to Video: Military Medical Research Milestones American military medicine has been the cornerstone of medical accomplishments since the founding of the United States. ...

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  • Link to Video: Military Health Honors Women in Military Medicine 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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  • Link to Video: The Chosin Few: Recounting the Battle of Chosin Reservoir General Raymond G Davis and Billy Gene Devasher recount their experiences at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the ...

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  • Link to Video: DHA Minute on DHA Advancement The latest DHA Minute provides an update to the workforce on DHA Advancement and how it will improve the organization’s ...

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  • Link to Video: Navy Medic Recounts the Attack on Pearl Harbor 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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  • Link to Video: MHS Honors U.S. Army Spc. 5th Class Clarence Eugene Sasser This Veterans Day, the Military Health System remembers U.S. Army Spc. 5th Class Clarence Eugene Sasser who received a ...

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  • Link to Video: Military Health System Honors WWII Veterans This Veterans Day 2023, the Military Health System honors military medical personnel who went above and beyond the call ...

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  • Link to Video: MHS Minute August | 2023 View the latest MHS Minute with highlights from this year’s Military Health System Research Symposium. Visit www.health ...

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  • Link to Video: DHA Minute | July 2023 This month’s DHA Minute highlights the release of the FY23-28 DHA Strategic Plan. Learn more and download a copy here: ...

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  • Link to Video: DHA Minute May 2023 This episode of the DHA Minute honors all nurses who serve across the Military Health System. Interested in joining our ...

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  • Link to Video: DHA Minute March | 2023 Introducing the DHA Minute, a monthly news product for the Defense Health Agency team. Learn more about the DHA Senior ...

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  • Link to Video: Introducing the DHA Minute, a monthly news product for the Defense Health Agency team. Learn more about the new Director’s priorities for the agency in this clip. Introducing the DHA Minute, a monthly news product for the Defense Health Agency team. Learn more about the new Director ...

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