- AMEDD MUSEUM FOUNDATION
November 11, 2016
As part of the 2016 Best Medic Competition’s culminating events on Friday, 28 October, local volunteers brought medical history to life on the Museum grounds. Best Medic attendees and Museum visitors were delighted to interact with Civil War corpsmen and surgeons, a WWI nurse, and a WWII medic. A Civil War era hospital with tents, cots, equipment and even three Army mules were present and ready for action. Visitors also enjoyed looking over a WWI […]
November 11, 2016
The Army Medical Museum Foundation Board of Directors held their quarterly meeting on Friday, 28 October 2016 at the Museum with BG (Ret) Dan Perugini, Foundation Chairman presiding. The foremost topic was an update on the Capital Campaign progress by the Foundation’s VP of Development, MG (Ret) Pat Sculley. The Foundation is leading a special effort by senior members of the AMEDD Corps sending letters to Corps members explaining the Campaign and […]
August 1, 2016
William Emerson Medical Insignia collection added to Museum Seizing a rare opportunity to enhance the AMEDD Museum’s artifact collection, the AMEDD Museum Foundation recently completed the purchase of the William Emerson medical insignia collection. The collection consisting of 274 items ranging from uniform and cap insignia to 19th century medical chevrons to a medical officer’s shoulder epaulettes from the early 1900’s was purchased for $13,430. William Emerson is a noted authority on US Army insignia. […]
August 1, 2016
On Friday July 29, the AMEDD Foundation Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting. Conducted by Foundation Chairman, BG (Ret) Dan Perugini, highlights for the 36 attendees included updates by the Executive Committee on the Capital Campaign, recent donations and bequests, special projects, and new additions to the Board of Directors. The Foundation Treasurer, Barbara Becerra, provided a financial update and Margie O’Connell, Gift Shop Manager, updated the group on the present state of the […]