The Grog. A Journal of Navy Medical History and Culture. Issue 40

Abstract

Few moments are as lonely or frustrating as being the last person at an airport baggage carousel with the sudden realization that your luggage will not be making an appearance. As the next flight's cargo is announced by the seemingly taunting siren, you review the possible scenarios Is my bag on the wrong plane? Has my luggage gone on to star in an episode TV's "Baggage Battles?" Was it something I said? In the end, you know you have just entered another dimension, a dimension of disappointment and long waits. Like it or not, you have just entered the "Lost and Found Zone." In this edition of THE GROG with the help of our illustrious authors we present an assortment of original stories with that same "Lost and Found" theme, but without the disappointment, or that same anxiety-rich aftertaste. In a "Case for Dr. Longshaw," we rediscover Navy Medicine's lost hero of the Second Battle of Fort Fisher and attempt to stoke the flames of his remembrance. We follow this with Cmdr. Leahey's story of Chief Navy nurse Sophia Kiel, one of the most highly decorated nurses in 1919, but largely an unknown figure to present-day historians. In the article "Remembering Naval Base Hospital No. 1," Mr. Lusby takes us on a sentimental journey to Navy Medicine's hospital on the Emerald Isle. Dr. Ibrahim Helmy's "An Accident in Northern Sinai" is the legendary NAMRU-3 zoologist's tale of finding hope despite a great loss. And finally, in "Finding a Needle in a Haystack," Cmdr. Green recounts an incredible mission to locate a missing aircraft with the aide of a Deep Submersible Vehicle. We bolster this literary line-up with the usual assortment of historical sidebars, trivia as well as a book review by our own Col. Ginn. As always we hope you enjoy this tour on the high seas of Navy Medicine s past!.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA606354

Entities

People

  • Andre B. Sobocinski

Organizations

  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Casualties
  • Civil War
  • Health Services
  • Helicopters
  • Hospitals
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Navy
  • Physicians
  • Second World War
  • Therapy
  • Transport Ships
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.