Medal of Honor recipient dies at 79 – Retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Charette

By Gina Harkins – Staff writer – Navy Times Posted : Monday Mar 19, 2012 17:36:01 EDT Retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Charette, who received a Medal of Honor for throwing his body on top of a patient during a grenade attack during the Korean War, has died. Charette, 79, died Sunday morning at [...]

GI Bill students surprised when living stipend stops between semesters

Going to college on government promises gets tougher … By Rick Maze – Staff writer Military Times Posted : Tuesday Feb 28, 2012 14:57:23 EST Breaks between college terms have become tough on some students using the Post-9/11 GI Bill, they say, because they no longer receive living stipends during those periods. The change is [...]

SPC Monica Brown (MEDIC) , USA to be awarded Silver Star

This is awesome! I know there are more women out there that deserve these awards.  They put their lives on the line day in and day out.  They give the same type of care that a male does in the combat environment. I want to personally congratulate SPC Brown(MEDIC) US ARMY, on this prestigious award.  I for [...]

9/11 Ten Years Later

Your probably wondering why I don’t have a post up in commemoration of 9/11/01. It’s not that I have forgot, or I’m a Jerk. Far from it. Here is what I posted on Facebook Yesterday and it’s honestly how I feel. I don’t need a anniversary or holiday to remember 9/11.. You should never forget [...]

First amputee corpsman to deploy to combat.

SAN DIEGO — The explosion of a bomb buried in a road in Ramadi, Iraq, killed the Marine driving the Humvee, fatally wounded the vehiclecommander and ripped through the body of then-Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (FMF) Daniel Jacobs. Jacobs had landed in Iraq just weeks after joining the infantry unit — India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th [...]

HN Aaron Ullom KIA AFGHANISTAN 12 July 2011

()   MIDLAND — Friends saw courage within Aaron Ullom long before he died at war in Afghanistan on Tuesday as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy. Ullom, 20, of Midland “was definitely brave,” recalled Arielle Stoneburner, 20, of Midland, a friend of Aaron Ullom who graduated with him from Midland High School in [...]

Happy 113′th Hospital Corpsman!! June 17th 113 years strong!

  Happy Birthday Doc’s! Happy Birthday Hospital Corpsmen!! 113 years Strong!! New School, same old Doc’s.. Proud of you all.. BZ!! Da-Chief Corpsman.com Tweet

60 Minutes Presents “Honoring our Soldiers”..(I wish someone would tell CBS not everyone in the Military is a Soldier, But thanks!)

I wasn’t able to see this last night but heard about it from Adam Schefter from ESPN, Thanks Adam!     Tweet

Happy Memorial Day 2011

Happy Memorial Day 2011. Usually I do a big to-do for these holidays, but for the first time since we have been married, Karen and I went on a family vacation with the kids.  We left on the 17th of May and got back yesterday the 29th from Florida. Yes we did the Disney, Sea [...]

VA Health Records Online

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a new online feature that allows active duty and retired service-members to access their electronic health records (EHRs) online. The VA’s “Blue Button” Web Portal gives veterans direct access to the agency’s MyHealtheVet personal health record on any computer, including mobile devices. Blue Button capability allows VA [...]

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