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28th CSH Soldier Invents Life-Saving Device

By Francis Trachta | Nov 19, 2024

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 combat situations. As the 25-year-old…

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AMEDD Renovations: One Team!

By Angelique Kelley | Jun 26, 2024

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 dioramas, adding a fresh coat…

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M113 Arrives at the AMEDD Museum

By Angelique Kelley | Apr 10, 2024

On 29 February 2024, the AMEDD Museum welcomed in a new addition to your historic vehicle collection. The M113 ambulance pictured above is now part of our outdoor ground ambulance collection. It took a lot to get the vehicle safely installed, to include a short flight over our fence, but we are super excited to…

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AMEDD Museum Press Release

By Francis Trachta | Jan 16, 2024

08 January 2024Printable format for renovation and closure information.

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Renovation Project

By Angelique Kelley | Jan 12, 2024

The AMEDD Museum Announces Gallery Renovations 08 January 2024 The United States Army Medical Department Museum (AMEDD Museum) will be undergoing a major renovation starting on 19 JAN 2024. This renovation will require the Museum to cease all public operations on that date and remain closed to the public until June 2025. This renovation is…

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