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Sep 15, 1998 · Sunday was the birthday of Walter Reed, an American medical researcher born in 1851 who is celebrated for his work on yellow fever. During the Spanish-American War, more soldiers had died from the disease than in combat. So in 1900, Major Reed, who was a professor at the Army Medical School, led a four-man Commission of the United States Army ...
Apr 28, 2014 · The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is today the cornerstone of a research apparatus that, since World War II, has been organized – and reorganized – into a network of distinct installations, each reporting to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command ’s (USAMRMC’s) commanding general at Fort Detrick, Md.
Oct 13, 2021 · The old Walter Reed is gone. The new Walter Reed wants to hear its stories. Perspective by John Kelly. Columnist. October 13, 2021 at 1:58 p.m. EDT. The former administration building that was ...
Walter Reed, (born Sept. 13, 1851, Belroi, Va., U.S.—died Nov. 22, 1902, Washington, D.C.), U.S. pathologist and bacteriologist. He received a medical degree at age 17 from the University of Virginia and entered the Army Medical Corps in 1875. He investigated the spread of typhoid fever in military camps during the Spanish-American War and ...
Sep 29, 2021 · The DC History Center is delighted to announce that this fall we are partnering with The Parks at Walter Reed to identify historical facts and stories from past and present residents of the historically Black neighborhoods surrounding the Walter Reed campus. This community-based project will seek to honor and elevate the stories of people who ...
Walter Reed General Hospital was the training site for the Army School of Nursing established during World War I in 1918 to meet the needs of the "war to end all wars." The first graduating class in 1921 of over 400 is reputed to be the largest graduating class of nursing students in American history. Class sizes were scaled down after the war ...
Feb 8, 2024 · WRNNMC, Bethesda, Md. – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) hosted a Black History Month observance featuring retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Norvell “Van” Coots. Coots served as the last commander of the Walter Reed Health Care System, headquartered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), before the Base ...
