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Today Cherry Point celebrates the 122nd birthday of U.S. Navy Hospital Corps.
During the anniversary of the Hospital Corps, Navy Medicine leadership, corpsmen and staff come together across the Navy Medicine enterprise to honor the sacrifice and achievements of hospital corpsmen past and present.
Established June 17, 1898, the Hospital Corps provides health care to Sailors, Marines and those entrusted to their care on the battlefield, at sea and in military treatment facilities worldwide.
Its legacy includes 23 Medal of Honor recipients, since the end of World War I; 179 corpsmen have been awarded the Navy Cross; since World War II, more than 1,600 hospital corpsmen have been awarded a Bronze Star; and 959 corpsmen have earned a Silver Star. Also, 21 naval ships have been named in honor of corpsmen worldwide.
Happy Birthday Navy Corpsmen!
| Date Taken: | 06.16.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2020 14:05 |
| Photo ID: | 6243881 |
| VIRIN: | 200616-M-IY627-866 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2400 |
| Size: | 4.67 MB |
| Location: | CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 91 |
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