Photo By Gunnery Sgt. Devin Nichols | Hospital corpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group pose...... read more read more
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - From the American Revolutionary War to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Navy hospital corpsmen have been providing medical support to units within the Department of the Navy.
“A corpsman has been with every Marine Corps landing throughout history,” said Senior Chief Petty Officer William Brown, the Navy senior enlisted leader with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. “[Corpsmen] are the most decorated service members today. We have a heritage of what we do not just on the ground, but on the sea.”
Hospital corpsmen started out as “loblolly boys” on warships, assisting the ship’s surgeon for any medical procedure. Today, corpsmen perform a variety of duties, functioning as clinical or specialty technicians, medical administrative personnel, and health care providers at medical treatment facilities.
“Corpsmen are dedicated to our country but more importantly to saving lives,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan A. Hauke, a hospital corpsman with CLR-27, 2nd MLG. “I like to take care of people medically and it is a very rewarding experience.”
Sailors with 2nd MLG gathered around at CLR-27’s regimental aid station for a traditional cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the hospital corpsmen birthday here, June 17.
“We started as loblolly boys and here we are 115 years later as some of the baddest guys in the world’s finest navy,” said Brown.
Brown, the oldest sailor in the regiment, cut the cake and presented a piece to the youngest corpsman, Seaman Garrett L. Mayfield, to symbolize the passing of traditions and heritage throughout naval history.
“The cake cutting ceremony is important because it is a part of our legacy to our new generation,” Chief Petty Officer Charles E. Brett, the 2nd MLG Navy personnel manpower officer.
Congress passed a bill authorizing establishment of the Navy Hospital Corps, which was signed into law by President William McKinley on June 17, 1898.
“I love being a corpsman and I love my job,” said Hauke, a Cleveland, Texas, native. “It’s humbling to be in line with all of these great men and women who served years before me.”
| Date Taken: | 06.17.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2013 16:49 |
| Story ID: | 108798 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | CLEVELAND, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
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