History

Navy Medicine During 250 Years of Naval Service

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Below are links to the first “Special Edition” supplements that recognize some of the significant contributions Navy Medicine has made over the past 250 years of naval service.  Every week throughout the year we will be posting a new supplement on the BUMED DVIDS site.

1) 250 Special Edition – American Revolution: Navy Medicine in the Age of Sail (https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/72744)

2) 250 Special Edition – Six Frigates: Navy Medicine in the Age of Sail (https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/72766)

3) 250 Special Edition – Health & Medicine at Sea: Navy Medicine in the Age of Sail (https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/72832)

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The Naval Legacy of President Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President and Submariner, Dies at 100

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July Navy Medicine Fast Facts – Special Operations Focus

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Navy Medicine — Fast Facts — July 2024Download

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Navy Medicine Fast Facts — June 2024 (Normandy Edition)

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Attached is a “special edition” of Navy Medicine’s Fast Facts commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day (6 June) and the support we provided during the Battle of Normandy – the largest amphibious operation in military history.  Also, below is a link to an article our historian wrote that expands on the heroic actions Navy Medicine took on those fabled beaches.

Very respectfully,

Joe DellaVedova

Communications Director

Navy Medicine (Bureau of Medicine and Surgery)

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Navy Medicine at D-Day: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice

By André Sobocinski – 5 June 2023

https://www.med.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/3417782/navy-medicine-at-d-day-stories-of-valor-and-sacrifice/

navy-medicine-normandy-anniversary-fast-facts-june-2024Download

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Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Two Celebrates 75 Years of Excellence

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https://www.med.navy.mil/Media/News/News-Article/Article/3745575/navy-environmental-and-preventive-medicine-unit-two-celebrates-75-years-of-exce

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The Bethesda Chronicles, Part 6: The Enduring Legacy

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https://www.dvidshub.net/news/466940/bethesda-chronicles-part-6-enduring-legacy

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Opinion Piece from CNO – How Adm. Elmo ‘Bud’ Zumwalt helped pave the way for women in the Navy

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https://www.navytimes.com/opinion/2024/03/28/how-adm-elmo-bud-zumwalt-helped-pave-the-way-for-women-in-the-navy

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Civil War Pioneers: Meet Some of America’s First Female Nurses

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https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/3718960/civil-war-pioneers-meet-some-of-americas-first-female-nurses

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Women’s History Month: ‘Women Who Have Made Great Achievements in Medicine’

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https://walterreed.tricare.mil/News-Gallery/Articles/Article/3710807/womens-history-month-women-who-have-made-great-achievements-in-medicine

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The Bethesda Chronicles, Part 3: The Teaching Hospital

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https://www.dvidshub.net/news/465246/bethesda-chronicles-part-3-teaching-hospital

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