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- [Narrator] Since before our nation was forged

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enlisted soldiers have worked on the battlefield

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caring for sick and wounded war fighters.

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They began as volunteer litter bearers

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and morphed into today's highly trained medics,

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not only creating and modernizing today's

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medical knowledge, but utilizing those medical advances

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in the field and in hospitals to save lives.

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Enlisted soldiers have always been an integral part

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of army medicine.

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Since its founding on March 1st, 1887,

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today's army soldiers have answered the call

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often heard from the front lines is the call for medic.

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Combat medics make their way to find the injured soldier

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providing emergency medical treatment and evacuation

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from the point of injury.

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The enlisted corps' role has eternally been ever changing

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to adapt to the medical needs of the soldier

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at home and on the battlefield.

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The rapidly changing landscape of our nation

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and around the world has brought many changes

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to the enlisted corps, the need

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for expertly changed medical specialists

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and NCOs continues.

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This training goes beyond the battlefield.

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Our enlisted corps started with eight medical specialties

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and now serves in 23 different military

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occupational specialty categories.

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Today's modern enlisted soldiers are trained experts.

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They not only risk their lives to treat

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and rescue fellow soldiers, but they care

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for the sick and wounded, as well as their families

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on the home front.

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Army medical specialists serve around the world

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at combat support hospitals and military treatment

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facilities serving more than four million soldiers

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and their families worldwide.

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Without the enlisted medical corps,

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our army's medical readiness and the ability

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to rapidly deploy medical capabilities

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would not succeed.

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From battle zones to natural disasters

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to humanitarian assistance, the army's enlisted

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medical corps answers the call to serve worldwide.

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Today more than 36,000 enlisted medical corps soldiers

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continue as the backbone of army medicine.

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They've provided a steadfast commitment

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to our fighting force for 131 years

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and will continue that unfaltering medical support

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to future army generations.

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One team, one purpose, conserving the

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fighting strength since 1775.