Posted on Jun 17, 2019
A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Hospital Corps 121st Birthday – Navy Medicine
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Happy Birthday to the United States Navy Hospital Corps! On June 17, 1898, the United States Navy Hospital Corps was established. From the article:
"A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Hospital Corps 121st Birthday
On behalf of the Navy Medicine family, I would like to thank the members of the Hospital Corps for their 121 years of faithful and exceptional service. You have supplied our Navy and Marine Corps team with unmatched first-rate health care that has allowed our warfighters to protect and serve our nation. We commend and celebrate the inception, accomplishments, and continued service of our most decorated and illustrious Corps.
Your tireless and selfless acts of heroism and life-saving measures have strengthened not only our Navy and Marine Corps, but the entire world. Upon you is bestowed a sacred trust to assist and care for the sick and injured, supporting the Navy’s mission across the globe on naval vessels, operational units, overseas assignments, foreign embassies, and medical facilities here at home. Cherish and uphold this trust with the utmost pride as the lives that you have saved and the ailments you have cared for have played a significant role in the improvement of our nation. Through these actions you have upheld the reputation and history of the Hospital Corpsmen that have gone before you.
I am proud to have the privilege of wishing the more than 30,000 Hospital Corpsmen serving today a Happy Birthday, and also to say thank you for upholding the prestigious Hospital Corpsman Pledge. My words cannot express how proud I am of you, it is an honor to serve at your side. Happy Birthday Shipmates!
Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison III, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery."
"A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Hospital Corps 121st Birthday
On behalf of the Navy Medicine family, I would like to thank the members of the Hospital Corps for their 121 years of faithful and exceptional service. You have supplied our Navy and Marine Corps team with unmatched first-rate health care that has allowed our warfighters to protect and serve our nation. We commend and celebrate the inception, accomplishments, and continued service of our most decorated and illustrious Corps.
Your tireless and selfless acts of heroism and life-saving measures have strengthened not only our Navy and Marine Corps, but the entire world. Upon you is bestowed a sacred trust to assist and care for the sick and injured, supporting the Navy’s mission across the globe on naval vessels, operational units, overseas assignments, foreign embassies, and medical facilities here at home. Cherish and uphold this trust with the utmost pride as the lives that you have saved and the ailments you have cared for have played a significant role in the improvement of our nation. Through these actions you have upheld the reputation and history of the Hospital Corpsmen that have gone before you.
I am proud to have the privilege of wishing the more than 30,000 Hospital Corpsmen serving today a Happy Birthday, and also to say thank you for upholding the prestigious Hospital Corpsman Pledge. My words cannot express how proud I am of you, it is an honor to serve at your side. Happy Birthday Shipmates!
Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison III, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery."
A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Hospital Corps 121st Birthday – Navy Medicine
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PO2 “Doc”TJ Garrett
In addition as to when the Hospital
Corps was established, I believe the term or title of Hospitalman or Hospital Corpsman, came about after WW II.
During the Second World War, they all had been referred to as, Pharmacists Mates. Being that they had dispensed medications, under a physicians orders.
Even when I was still in Navy Bootcamp, I was considered a Hospitalman or Corpsman Striker.
That’s because before I was able to attend The Hospitalman/Corpsman Class ‘A’ School, I had to finish Bootcamp.
My Bootcamp C.C. (now known as a Division Commander) had ordered me to dispense medication, next to the Drinking Fountain. And make sure each of the Recruits In my Company had swallowed the large pill!
Supposedly, it was to cause more production of sweat. They were concerned of Recruits passing out and needing additional medical care, do to Heat Exhaustion. Or even the possibility of Heat Stroke!
About a Decade after I was Discharged, I had read a News Article written by an Investigative Reporter, those pills I had been order to distribute, had lead to Sailors developing Cancer in their Urethan Bladder!
Of course, both the Navy and the V/A had categorically, denied any wrong-doing! And had also denied that the prescription medical drug, had anything to do with their Bladder!
I had served between 1967-‘71. I was a FMF Corpsman with the Marines, in Quang Tri, So. Vietnam,
1970-‘71.
The above report wasn’t published until the early 1980s. I’m curious as to how many of those Navy Recruits, not only from my Company, but all of those Companies throughout three Regiments, had passed away do to that drug, giving them Cancer?
Corps was established, I believe the term or title of Hospitalman or Hospital Corpsman, came about after WW II.
During the Second World War, they all had been referred to as, Pharmacists Mates. Being that they had dispensed medications, under a physicians orders.
Even when I was still in Navy Bootcamp, I was considered a Hospitalman or Corpsman Striker.
That’s because before I was able to attend The Hospitalman/Corpsman Class ‘A’ School, I had to finish Bootcamp.
My Bootcamp C.C. (now known as a Division Commander) had ordered me to dispense medication, next to the Drinking Fountain. And make sure each of the Recruits In my Company had swallowed the large pill!
Supposedly, it was to cause more production of sweat. They were concerned of Recruits passing out and needing additional medical care, do to Heat Exhaustion. Or even the possibility of Heat Stroke!
About a Decade after I was Discharged, I had read a News Article written by an Investigative Reporter, those pills I had been order to distribute, had lead to Sailors developing Cancer in their Urethan Bladder!
Of course, both the Navy and the V/A had categorically, denied any wrong-doing! And had also denied that the prescription medical drug, had anything to do with their Bladder!
I had served between 1967-‘71. I was a FMF Corpsman with the Marines, in Quang Tri, So. Vietnam,
1970-‘71.
The above report wasn’t published until the early 1980s. I’m curious as to how many of those Navy Recruits, not only from my Company, but all of those Companies throughout three Regiments, had passed away do to that drug, giving them Cancer?
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Thanks for sharing, I would have guessed it was founded well before this since the Navy has been around since 1775.
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