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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 incredible work of the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP).

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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: It's Time to Donate Blood PSA Ms. Seileen Mullen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs encourages everyone to donate blood to the ...

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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: Meet the ASBP Blood Drive Team Part 2: Initial Intake Processing (vertical) Meet part of the Armed Services Blood Program team! Staff Sergeant Davis, a lab technician in the initial processing ...

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  • Link to Video: Meet the ASBP Blood Drive Team Part 3: Phlebotomy (vertical) For Lab Week awareness, we follow Staff Sargeant Watson, a lab technician in the phlebotomy section, as she helps to draw ...

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  • Link to Video: Meet the ASBP Blood Drive Team Part 1: Interview Processing (vertical) Meet part of the Armed Services Blood Program team! Specialist Blanca, an ASBP mobilized reservist, works in the ...

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  • Link to Video: Blood Donations Save Lives If you could save three lives in less than an hour, would you? Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense ...

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  • Link to Video: January is National Blood Donor Month Blood is being collected to be shipped out all over the world and we have Army, Air Force, Navy and DOD civilians acting ...

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  • Link to Video: Armed Services Blood Program Thanks Their Donors The Armed Services Blood Program has been the sole provider of blood and blood products for military members, their ...

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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: 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: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Telita Crosland at podium 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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