Inside This Issue: 2015 Spurgeon Neel Award Winner 3

New Exhibit 3

ASFC 2015 4 _ 5

Special Recognition 6

Memorials & Honors 7

New Foundation Web Page 8

AMEDD MUSEUM FOUNDATION MONITOR

Number 47 April 2016

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Dear Members and Friends of the AMEDD Museum, Welcome to the Spring 2016 edition of your Monitor. Now that the dust has settled a bit, we are able to put out the word - the Foundation offices have relocated! We are now at the front of your Museum, easily accessible to the public and convenient for the Foundation staff who interface with the Museum's daily operations. Please stop by and pay us a visit!

The AMEDD Museum Foundation continues to seek ways to encourage and support education about all things AMEDD. In October, the Foundation hosted a reception to salute our combat medics as part of the the 2015 CSM Jack L. Clark, Jr. Best Medic competition. The 150 attendees included 80 competitors, their families, command teams, Foundation Board Members, Ft Sam Houston representatives and about 30 Command Sergeants Major and SGMs from locations throughout the U.S. Army Medical Command, to include MEDCOM CSM Gerald Ecker. At the award ceremony the competition winners, in addition to their other awards, were each presented with a replica Hospital Steward knife from the Foundation Gift Shop.

On 10 December, the Foundation sponsored a presentation by COL (Ret) James Van Straten introducing his recently published book, A Different Face of War: Memoirs of a Medical Service Corps Officer in Vietnam. There were more than 70 attendees present for this educational evening, conducted in the Museum auditorium. Copies of COL Van Straten's book are now available for $34.95 in the Museum Gift Shop.

In January we announced the winner of this year's MG Spurgeon Neel Award, Gwyneth R. Milbrath, for her article “Grace under Fire: The Army Nurses of Pearl Harbor, 1941”. During our Board of Directors meeting Mrs. Alice Neel presented the award medallion and a check for $500 to Ms. Milbrath. Additionally, her paper will be published in the AMEDD Journal.

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The runner-up was Justin Barr who wrote “Military Medicine of the Russo-Japanese War and its Influence on the Modernization of the U.S. Army Medical Department.” His paper will also be submitted to the AMEDD Journal for publication. In all, there were five manuscripts submitted in competition for the Award. Congratulations to Ms. Milbrath and Dr. Barr and thanks to each of the authors who submitted manuscripts for consideration.

Progress on our Facility Master Plan to expand and improve the museum facility continues apace. In coming months we will be focusing the Capital Campaign Fund Drive on this vital project. MG (Ret) Pat Sculley has agreed to lead the drive and is busily assembling an All Star team to make the campaign a resounding success. You will be hearing more from him in the future.

We are saddened to announce the loss of three of our staunchest supporters and friends in the past few months. We note the passing of COL (Ret) Barbara Bruno, CSM (Ret) Howard Harrell, and COL (Ret) Byron Howlett. We send condolences to their families with deep appreciation for their efforts on behalf of the AMEDD and the Museum. They will be missed. To all our volunteers, and to our donors, thank you for being a part of the AMEDD family and for your continuing support of our Foundation and Museum. Our success would not be possible without your dedication and support.

Speaking of volunteers, the Foundation continues to strengthen our Museum Docent Program. Our Saturday museum tours for Army Medics have been expanded, and now feature tours for our Basic Officer Leadership Classes, ensuring that the story of the AMEDD is passed on to every new member of the AMEDD family. We need volunteers willing to learn and participate in this essential mission. Dave Windsor, the Museum staff, and our committee members are continuously editing and improving the first edition of our Docent Manual and Program of Instruction. On almost any Saturday, you can join a museum tour to learn from the best and share a little of yourself to inspire future Medics. They need you.

Whether you are traveling from a distance or living nearby, please stop by the Museum and take a moment to reflect on your life in the AMEDD and your place in the long maroon and white line. We need to hear your story. BG (Ret) Daniel F. Perugini Chairman of the Board

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Ms. Gwyneth R. Milbrath RN MSN MPH receiving the 2015 Spurgeon Neel Award from BG Daniel Perugini and Mrs. Alice Neel. Ms. Milbrath, a registered nurse who is currently a doctoral student at the University of Virginia, wrote the winning submission “Grace under fire: The Army Nurses of Pearl Harbor, 1941”. The Spurgeon Neel Award is sponsored by the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Foundation at Fort Sam Houston, and is awarded to the article of 5000 words or less that

best exemplifies the history, legacy, and traditions of the Army Medical Department. Ms. Milbrath received a $500 monetary reward and her article will be published in The AMEDD Journal.

2015 Spurgeon Neel Award Winner

New Exhibit Medicine in the Vietnam War

On Thursday March 10, 2016, the AMEDD Museum opened its newest exhibit in the newly formed temporary gallery near the entrance of the museum. The exhibit “Medicine in the Vietnam War” features elements of medical care and treatment during the war. These subjects range from field research to the many forms of medical support available.

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COL (Ret) Fae M. Adams - $250 ALC 151-15 - $100 Ricardo Alcantara - $100 MAJ Jesse Anderson - $100 COL (Ret) Paul D. Anderson - $200 Mr. Wes Anderson - $100 COL (Ret) Rudi Ansbacher - $100 Association of Army Dentistry - $600 Mrs. Barbara Banker - $2,000 COL (Ret) O'Neill Barrett - $250 COL Claudia C. Bartz - $100 Mrs. Mary F. Belenky - $150 LTC Carita A. Bird - $100 LTG (Ret) Ronald R. Blanck - $250 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Robert F. Bories, Jr. - $100 COL (Ret) Jessie S. Brewer - $100 COL Lisa Brown - $250 COL (Ret) Carshal A. Burris, Jr. - $100 LTC (Ret) Margaret E. Canfield - $100 Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cheever, Jr. - $500 BG Robert G. Claypool - $100 COL William D. Clyde - $100 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Herbert A. Coley - $100 Mrs. Judy Correa - $100 Ms. Janet L. Crawford - $100 PFC Luke Cruver - $100 The DENCOM Unit Fund - $757.08 ACCM (Ret) Jess B. Davis, Jr. - $100 COL (Ret) George Dexter - $200 CSM Althea G. Dixon - $500 DUSTOFF Association - $1,000

BG (Ret) Charles V.L. Elia - $1,000 BG (Ret) Charles & Barbara Elia - $125 PVT Connor Jerome Eppley - $200 COL (Ret) William & Linda Ethington - $100 MG Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr. - $250 COL (Ret) & Mrs. James R. Fay - $150 Dr. Juanita B. Felder - $100 COL & Mrs. Robert E. Fields - $100 COL (Ret) George F. Fischer - $350 COL (Ret) Bradley D. Freeman - $100 Ms Karen Gausman - $250 COL Richard V.N. Ginn - $250 COL (Ret) Donald M. Graydon - $250 MG & Mrs. Henry M. Hagwood, Jr. - $500 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Robert M. Hall - $100 COL Priscilla H. Hamilton - $500 CSM (Ret) & Mrs. James W. Hardin - $140 COL (Ret) Robert F. Heinz, Jr. - $100 COL (Ret) Robert L. Henderson - $100 COLs John & Robin Hightower - $100 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Robert A. Hille - $100 Mr. George Hixon - $1,000 COL (Ret) Glenn Hoberg - $100 COL (Ret) Garth H. Holmes - $100 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Alan R. Hopeman - $100 Mrs. Lucile B. Hudson - $1,000 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Thomas C. Jackson - $175 COL & Mrs. Kent E. Kester - $300 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Frank W. Kiel - $1,000 MG & Mrs. Kevin C. Kiley - $100 Mr. Daniel Kimball - $250

Annual Sustaining Foundation Contributors 2015

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COL (Ret) Daryl L. Spencer - $500 BG (Ret) Shepard B. Stone - $1,000 COL & Mrs. Jack P. Story, Jr. - $100 COL & Mrs. James Stubblefield - $200 COL (Ret) Flora M. Sullivan - $150 COL (Ret) Mary A. Swenson - $100 The NCOs & POS METC - $100 The 187th Medical Battalion 1st SGTs - $100 The 745th FST - $100 The SLC 157-15 - $100 COL Stanley E. Thomas - $110 Dr. Paul A. & Eva Thomas, Jr. - $500 LTC Richard J. Thomas, Jr. - $100 CSM (Ret) Sandra K. Townsend - $100 COL (Ret) Robert L. Treasure - $500 COL (Ret) Jack M. Valpey - $100 COL (Ret) James G. Van Straten - $100 COL Betsy Vane - $100 COL (Ret) Marian J.I. Walls - $700 BG (Ret) Paul Webster - $100 Debra Weinberg-Newton - $100 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Joseph D. Weiss - $125 COL (Ret) Floyd L. Wergeland, Jr. - $100 COL (Ret) Mary F. Westhoven - $100 COL (Ret) Althea E. Williams - $100 COL (Ret) Kenneth R. Wilson - $1,000 SGM (Ret) David Windsor - $200 MG William P. Winkler - $1,000 SMG (Ret) Kasha Zilka - $100 LTC (Ret) Karin Zucker - $100

COL (Ret) & Mrs. Raymond Leahey - $150 LTG & Mrs. Frank Ledford, Jr. - $100 COL (Ret) Robert C. Leeds - $200 Barry & Nancy Lipton - $100 COL (Ret) Cesar A. Lopez - $200 MG (Ret) Lester Martinez-Lopez - $250 COL (Ret) Clarence E. (CEM) Maxwell - $250 MG Marshall E. McCabe - $200 COL (Ret) Nickey McCasland - $300 MEDCOM Clinical Policy Services - $100 COL Mary L. Messerschmidt - $500 LTC (Ret) Albert Michaels - $200 COL (Ret) Evelyn Miller - $100 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Edward A. Mora - $100 BG & Mrs. Thomas G. Murnane - $250 Mrs. Robert Neimes - $100 Ms. Margie O'Connell - $400 COL (Ret) & Mrs. Guy Plunkett - $1,500 COL (Ret) Basil A. Pruitt, Jr. - $100 Mrs. Carolyn Putnam - $100 Ms. Lucette Claudine Ramsey - $225 Mrs. Muriel Ransone - $100 LTC (Ret) Joel H. Richert - $100 SGM (Ret) Harold S. Rimmer - $100 MG (Ret) David Rubenstein - $250 LTC (Ret) Jack L. Selby - $105.73 Mr. Richard L. Shaw - $100 BG Connie Slewitzke - $100 LTC Raymond E. Smith - $100 COL (Ret) James G. Solomon - $100

Annual Sustaining Foundation Contributors 2015

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Donors who contributed $1000 or more:

Mr. George Hixon - $1,000

COL (Ret) Kenneth R. Wilson - $2,000

BG (Ret) Charles VL Elia - $1,000 (for Harness fund in honor of Al Dominguez)

MG William P. Winkler - $1,000

DUSTOFF Association - $1,000 (for support for Museum construction project)

Mrs. Barbara Banker - $2,000

Ms. Lucile B. Hudson - $1,000 (in honor of MG (Ret) Floyd W. Baker)

BG (Ret) Shepard B. Stone - $1,000

COL (Ret) & Mrs. Frank W. Kiel - $1,000

COL (Ret) & Mrs. Guy D. Plunkett - $1,000

Special Recognition List

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"IN MEMORY OF"COL Claudia C. Bartz - gave in memory of LTC Diane Flaskin Mrs. Mary F. Belenky - gave in memory of MG (Ret) George Kuttas COL (Ret) Carshal A. Burris, Jr. - gave in memory of COL Joseph P. Madrano LTC (Ret) Margaret E. Canfield - gave in memory of LTC Regina Schiffman ACCM (Ret) Jess B. Davis, Jr. - gave in memory of COL (Ret) Barbara A. Davis & in memory of COL (Ret) Doris Sue Frazier BG (Ret) & Mrs. Barbara Elia - gave in memory of COL (Ret) Byron Howlett & in memory of CSM (Ret) Harold R. Harrell Mrs. Barbara Elia - gave in memory of Nancy Kistler COL (Ret) George F. Fischer - gave in memory of Doris M. Fischer Ms. Karen Gausman - gave in memory of COL (Ret) Barbara Bruno MG & Mrs. Henry M. Hagwood, Jr. - gave in memory of Mrs. Suzanne W. Hagwood Mrs. Joan Hall - gave in memory of Mrs. Marilyn Plunkett CSM (Ret) & Mrs. James W. Hardin - gave in memory of SFC (Ret) Darrell A. McCauley & in memory of CSM (Ret) Howard Harrell COL (Ret) & Mrs. Thomas C. Jackson - gave in memory of Joan Hayslip Mrs. Robert E. Neimes - gave in memory of Mrs. Marilyn Plunkett Ms. Joanna W. North - gave in memory of Mrs. Marilyn Plunkett COL (Ret) Guy D. Plunkett - gave in memory of SSG Patrick R. Sbarra Mrs. Carolyn Putnam - gave in memory of Mrs. Marilyn Plunkett Ms. Lucette Claudine Ramsey - gave in memory of Doris M. Fischer

MEMORIALS AND HONORS

"IN HONOR OF"Mrs. Ralph W. Caton - gave in honor of BG (Ret) Charles VL Elia Ms. Lucette Claudine Ramsey - gave in honor of BG (Ret) Charles VL Elia COL (Ret) Janice M. Nelson - gave in honor of COL Barbara Davis & in honor of COL Doris S. Frazier Ms. Janet L. Crawford - gave in honor of LTC Margaret Canfield Mrs. Leslie Williams - gave in honor of COL C.L. Gould

Have you considered putting the AMEDD Museum Foundation in your will? Estate bequests provide funds to enable the foundation to support the AMEDD Museum and continue to showcase the legacy of the Army Medical Department. If you have the Foundation in your will, Thank You!!

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The Foundation is pleased to announce the posting of its newly revamped webpage. The new site offers a calendar of upcoming events, photo gallery of recent events, information about the Foundation and its goals, volunteer activities, and much more. Check it out at ameddmuseumfoundation.org. As always, we welcome your feedback about the site. Send comments and suggestions to our Marketing Chair, Dawn Smith, at amedd.foundation@att.net.

New Foundation Web Page

Editor: MAJ (Ret) Gary Kinslow Proofreaders: Barbara Elia & Margie O’Connell