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OTHER VENUES
served during the Vietnam Era and the Southwest Asia Era
have been requested to write a brief paragraph describing
the highlights of their service. The role of those “in country” pediatrician at Fort Benning, GA, are of equal importance to the welfare of the Service. Consider the triage effort of the battalion surgeon and of the pediatrician who accompanied the parents to visit a critically injured child in the hospital in Columbus, GA. This paper is a tribute to all who have served and who continue to maintain the legacy of Delaware physicians in the military.
Devens, MA. My basic training
was at Fort Devens on Wednesday
afternoons for eight weeks, under
the tutelage of the 5th Special
Forces Group. I had entered the
Army in the summer of 1975, after
hostilities had ceased in Vietnam.
I was lucky not to be separated
from my family, and the Army was
fortunate to have physicians eager
to serve, since much of the nation
soured on military service during
real job. It was a welcome time
and a wonderful bridge between
my radiology training and private practice. Shortly before my honorable discharge, I received the Army Commendation Medal for my efforts as Chief, Department of Radiology.
Bill Duncan
Michael J. Bradley
Thomas W. Fiss, Jr.
Tom Fiss
Michael J. Bradley
I graduated medical school in 1975. Simultaneously, I served in the USAR during medical school, and went on active duty upon graduation in 1978. My Family Medicine residency was at DeWitt Army Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, 1978-81. As Chief Resident, I was permitted to pick my next assignment. I decided to become a Flight Surgeon. I was part of an experimental group of physicians who, upon completing the Aviation Basic course, was allowed to
families. I left active service in 1983, but was in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) until 1994.
Michael Bradley
Thomas W. Fiss, Jr.
I graduated medical school on June 11, 1971 and married the next day. I was accepted into the Berry Plan as an “Obligated Volunteer” and completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology. I was assigned, as a radiologist, to the Cutler Army hospital, Fort
Stephen H. Franklin
Stephen H. Franklin
Graduated from medical school in 1963. Enrolled in the Berry Plan, went on active duty in July 1964. After (very) basic training at Fort Sam Houston, was sent to a military advisory group (KMAG) in South Korea. The role was to serve as the back-up for the war in Vietnam. Great satisfaction came from a little league was organized with supplies gifted from USA- The absence of technical experience and training rendered me inconsequential as a liaison to my Korean counterpart, who was directly involved in building the hospital. My next assignment was to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. From there, I was transferred into the reserves, and received an honorable discharge in 1970.
Steve Franklin
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