| 'I Could Not Sit Idly By': Stories of Heroic D-Day Nurses "That one needs plasma, that one needs plasma, that one needs plasma,' down the line, I said, 'my goodness, I've never done that in my life'–she said, 'you will now.' With that, she walked off and almost collapsed because they had been working around the clock." | | Courageous D-Day Medics and Physicians Worked to Treat the Wounded When they heard "Medic, medic!" or, simply, "Doc!"—these brave men responded to save as many as they could on the June 6, 1944, landing at Normandy Beach. | Injured Medic Helped Save Hundreds During Allied Invasion, Awarded Distinguished Service Cross Twenty-one-year-old U.S. Army Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. attended to scores of wounded on Omaha Beach while seriously hurt himself. | | | Here's some news around the Military Health System you might have missed: From D-Day of June 6th, 1944, to the end of the battle on August 30, 1944, Navy Medicine played an unsung but vital role in what U.S. Army Gen. Dwight Eisenhower termed the "Great Crusade." | | | U.S. Air Force master sergeant tends to the medical needs of a 25-member team from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. The team is currently in France searching for three missing airmen whose C-47A aircraft was presumably shot down by German anti-aircraft fire on D-Day, June 6, 1944. | | | U.S. Army nurses tell their stories of caring for the wounded after the D-Day invasion. | | | Nearly 20,000 paramedical dogs served by carrying medical supplies and guiding medics to injured soldiers. | | Follow the Military Health System on Social Media The Military Health System is an integrated system of readiness and health that includes health care delivery, the TRICARE health plan, medical education and training, public health, private sector partnerships, and combat medicine. We want to engage with you about your health and readiness. Please follow us on social media! | | | |
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