Foundation - U.S. Army Medical Department Museum (AMEDD Museum)

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PERSERVATION

Protecting artifacts, uniforms, archives, photographs, vehicles, and historical documents
EDUCATION

Funding student programs, military training resources, and public education initiatives.
EXHIBITS

Supporting innovative exhibits and technology that bring history to life for every visitor.
OUTREACH

Building a strong community of partners, volunteers, donors, and supporters of the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum.

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Honor a Soldier, family member, or unit with a lasting tribute. Commemorative bricks in the Memorial Courtyard support the preservation of American Medical Soldier heritage. Each $75 brick can be inscribed with a name or unit and includes up to two lines of text (12 characters per line).

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OUR TEAM

Jimmie Keenan

Chairman of the Board

MG (Ret), AN

Matthew Brady

PRESIDENT

CSM (Ret), AMEDD

Robert (Bob) C. Leeds

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

COL (Ret), DC

Richard Ursone

VP FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS

BG (Ret), MS

William Schiek

VP of Development

COL (Ret.), MS

Mrs. Barbara Elia

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

John Lamoureux

VP for Buildings and Grounds

COL (Ret), MS

Daniel Tierney

VP for Information Technology

MAJ (Ret.), MS

Addison Labbé

VP for Marketing and Public Relations

René Labbé

Development Manager

Edward Zidek

Treasurer

Dawn Idar

Secretary

COL (Ret), AN

AMEDD MUSEUM NEWS

World Braille Month

January is World Braille Month in honor of Louis Braille who was born on 4 January 1809. Blinded at 3 years of age, he developed the system of raised dots that is now the established system for blind reading materials. Blindness is caused by a variety of diseases and battlefield...

AMEDD Corps

An image of early medical care, a physician bandaging a soldier's foot. Illustration by Don Troiani, courtesy National Park Service. Welcome to issue #52 of the AMEDD Historian Newsletter! In this edition we focus on each of the corps of the Army Medical Department. There are...

Under the Red Cross

Battalion Aid Station World War II, painting by Lou Breslow MED 0048 This painting shows two wounded in the field with a medic hovering over one wounded. Another medic is helping another wounded to a Jeep in the background. Also used in the AMEDD Museum's temporary exhibit, "Under the Red...

WWI Helmet And Coat

Dr. Ralph Hayward Simmons, from Massachusetts, graduated from Tufts Medical College in 1913. He entered the Army Medical Corps as a reserve officer in 1917 and attended medical officers training at Camp Benjamin Harrison in June 1917. He entered the Army Medical Corps with the rank of LT. He was...

Chief Cuddler

28th CSH Soldier Invents Life-Saving Device By Sgt. Mark Bell, 19 NOV 2003 Baghdad, Iraq - What do cardboard, plastic pipe, tape and a hair dryer have in common? Probably nothing, but add Staff Sgt. Adam R. Irby into the equation and you get an effective life-saving device proven in...

AMEDD Renovations: One Team!

Since the AMEDD Museum's closure earlier this year, staff and volunteers have been hard at work preparing the building for our new gallery exhibits. The last four months have involved moving all of our old exhibits and artifacts to secure storage, tearing down all of our temporary wall structures and...

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3898 Stanley Road, Bldg 1046
San Antonio, TX 78234

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Museum Phone: 210-221-6358

Gift Shop: 210-225-0015

DSN: 471-6358

Email: usarmy.jbsa.medical-coe.mbx.amedd-museum@army.mil

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Monday-Friday: 10 - 4 PM (Currently Closed for Renovations)
Closed Saturday, Sunday, and Federal Holidays

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Army Medical Department Museum Foundation
Supporting the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum
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Tax ID (EIN): 74-1979783

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