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Abbreviations and Acronyms

AEF American Expeditionary Forces

AMEDD Army Medical Department

APO	 	 Army Post Office

APPDNA Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North 

America

ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam 

ASR Adjusted Service Rating 

BiH Bosnia-Herzegovina

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps

CENTCOM US Central Command 

CMF contingency medical facility

CSH combat support hospital 

CT computed tomography

DACPAK Disaster Assistance Command, Pakistan 

DCCS deputy commander for clinical services 

DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane 

DENCAP Dental Civilian Action Program

DEPMEDS Deployable Medical System

EMT emergency medical treatment 

FSE forward surgical element

FST forward surgical team 

GAO	 	 Government Accounting Office

GMO	 	 general medical officers

GP general purpose 

HAZMAT hazardous materials

HMMWV high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle

HSSALB Health Service Support for AirLand Battle
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HUSF hospital unit, surgical, forward

ICU intensive care unit 

IFOR implementation force

IOC initial operating capability 

ISO International Standards Organization

IV intravenous 

KLA Kosovo Liberation Army

LSA Logistic Support Area 

LSTAT life support for trauma and transport

MAC Medical Administrative Corps 

MARS	 	 Military Affiliate Radio System

MASCAL mass casualty 

MASH mobile Army surgical hospital

MEDCAP Medical Civic Action Program 

MEDCOM Medical Command

MEDEVAC medical evacuation 

MILVAN military vans

MNB-E Multi-National Brigade–East 

MRE meal, ready to eat

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NBC nuclear-chemical-biological

NCO	 	 noncommissioned officer

OR operating room

PAD Patient Administration Division

PCS permanent change of station

POW prisoner of war

PROFIS		 Professional Officer Filler Information System

QRF quick reaction force 

R&R rest and relaxation 

RTCH rough terrain cargo handler 

SAW squad automatic weapon

SFOR stabilization force 

SMART Special Medical Augmentation Reaction Team

SRP Soldier Readiness Process

STRAF Strategic Army Forces

TAA Tactical Assembly Area 

TAPLINE Trans-Arabia Pipeline

UN United Nations

USAREUR US Army, Europe 

USO United Service Organizations

WAC Women’s Army Corps
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Index

A

Abbreviations and acronyms, xi–xii

Adams, Lieutenant Lily (Lee), 59, 67–70, 74–75, 79

Adjusted Service Rating, 43–44

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 65

AEF. See American Expeditionary Forces

Air Evacuation Liaison Team, 201

AirLand Battle doctrine, 111

al Nasir, Nasir “JJ,” 198

Al Qaeda, 155–156

Alarcon, Lieutenant Colonel Alfonso, 157, 180, 185

Albania

operations in, 144–146

Alcohol use, 92, 106, 128–129, 138

AMEDD. See Army Medical Department

American Expeditionary Forces

schematic diagram of hospitalization and evacuation system, 2

shortage of surgical and evacuation hospitals, 5

Angolan exercise, 216–219

APO. See Army Post Office

APPDNA. See Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America

Arab-Israeli War, 111

ARDS. See Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Armed Forces Network, 140

Armed Forces Radio, Saigon, 82

Armstrong, Ken, 59, 72

Army and Air Force Exchange Service, 128

Army Medical Department, 15, 108–109, 111–113

Army Medical Materiel Agency, 110
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Army Nurse Corps, 6–7, 20

Army of the Republic of Vietnam, 69, 73, 85

Army Post Office

problems in Saudi Arabia, 105

ARVN. See Army of the Republic of Vietnam

ASR. See Adjusted Service Rating

Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America, 231

Aultman, Lieutenant Colonel Mims, 53–54, 59, 61–62, 73, 76–77, 80

B

Ba’athist Party, 164

Balkan conflict. See Yugoslavia

Bass, Ken, 63, 65, 72

Battle of the Bulge, 38–41

Beard, Jeriel, 58, 59, 62–63, 70–71, 80–81

Beckman, 2nd Lieutenant Harriet, 44

Bitterman, Lieutenant Colonel David, 209, 214–215

Bloch, Private Edward R., 29

Blood handling, 65

Bloombergh, Lieutenant Colonel Horace, 1, 5–6

Bonneval, France, 31–32

Bosnia-Herzegovina

the Blue Factory, 141–142

declaration of independence, 120–121

deployment of 212th MASH, 132–142

IFOR presence, 132–133, 138–140

Bosworth, 1st Lieutenant Louyse, 44

Bowerman, Chaplain David, 158, 198

Brown, Colonel Marshall S., Jr., 22, 30–31, 37

Broz, Josip “Tito,” 118

Buchan, Captain Valerie, 70, 77–78

Bulgaria

US-Bulgarian training exercise, 216

Burn injuries, 183–185

Bush, George H.W., 94

Bush, George W., 167–168

C

Camp Able Sentry, Kosovo, 146–147

Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, 148–151

Camp Pleso, Croatia

deployment of the 212th MASH, 121–129

Canestrini, Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth

chemical weapons protection, 168

combat stress control, 194–195

daily briefings, 206
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evening rounds, 189

goals for 212th MASH, 155–156, 159, 211

personnel selection, 164–165

setting up MASH hospital, 173–176

Carmarthen, Wales experiment, 22–28

Carter, Captain Lillian, 42

Carter, Jimmy, 91

Casso, Lieutenant Colonel Felipe, 121

CCC. See Civilian Conservation Corps

CENTCOM. See Central Command

Central Command, 156, 196

Chambers, Colonel Rawley, 22

Cheeseborough, Sergeant Shamika, 157, 177, 209

Chemical defense training, 102–103

Cheney, Richard, 221

Cho, Lieutenant Colonel John, 160, 166, 179, 181–182

Civil Action Honor Medal, 88

Civilian Conservation Corps, 20

Clark, Sergeant First Class Corwin, 212–213

Clinton, Bill, 143, 147

Clinton, Hillary, 140–141

CMF. See Contingency medical facility

Cold War, 117

Colley, Colonel Dwight T., 35

Combat stress control, 194–196

Combat support hospitals, 104, 111, 113–114, 140, 149

Combined Medical Relief Team 3, 223

Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program, 109

Computed tomography scanners, 103, 150

Contingency medical facility, 144–148

Corps Support Command, 108

Croatia

conflict in early 1990s, 119–121

declaration of independence, 119

deployment of the 212th MASH, 121–129

Cross-leveling, 157

Cross of Gallantry with Palm, 88

CSHs. See Combat support hospitals

CT scanners. See Computed tomography scanners

Cu Chi, Vietnam, 51–55, 76–85

Cunningham, Ann, 59, 72

D

D-Day, 29–30, 215

Da Nang Lung, 65

DACPAK. See Disaster Assistance Command, Pakistan

Dakin-Carrel treatment, 4
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Defense Medical Standardization Board, 111, 113

Defense Supply Agency, 54

DENCAP. See Dental Civilian Action Program

Dental Civilian Action Program, 72

Department of Defense, 47

Deployable Medical System, 93, 98, 112, 131, 135, 149, 168

DEPMEDS. See Deployable Medical System

Desert Shield/Desert Storm. See Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm

Diggs, Staff Sergeant Melvin, 175

Disaster Assistance Command, Pakistan, 224

Dolly sets, 112

Donohue, John, 37, 39

Drug testing, 92

Dustoff helicopters, 50, 58, 104

E

Earthquake

response of the 212th MASH in Pakistan, 219–237

East, Lieutenant Colonel Virgil, 95, 109

Eisenhower, General Dwight D., 32, 35–36, 49

Emergency medical treatment

during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 177–180

during Vietnam War, 58–65

EMT. See Emergency medical treatment

European Regional Medical Command, 218

Evacuation Hospital Number 12. See also 12th Evacuation Hospital

Army Nurse Corps, 6–7

demobilization between World Wars, 14–15

deployment of, 7–9

movement of, 9–12

name change, 15

during occupation of Germany, 12–14

reconstitution of, 17–18

recruitment and training efforts, 5–7

role of, 1–5

schematic diagram, 2

staff, 6

triage of patients during World War I, 1–3

Evacuation hospitals

responsibilities during World War II, 18

Evolving Medical Force, 111

Exercise Mountain Shield 2, 132

F

Family Readiness Group, 206, 212, 234

Farley, Captain Sean, 158, 162–163
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Fedayeen Saddam, 164

Field hospitals

fracture ward, 12

kitchen, 8

laundry, 9

responsibilities during World War II, 18

surgical ward, 13

during World War I, 4–5

Field Manual 100-5, Operations, 118

5th MASH, 112–113

Filipiak, Sergeant Joseph, 197

Finch, Captain Arthur, 193–196

502d MASH, 130

Ford, Gerald, 91

Forward surgical element, 131, 133–134

Forward surgical teams, 112, 114, 147

Fox, Lieutenant Colonel William, 131–132

France

activity of 12th Evacuation Hospital in Bonneval, 31–32

map of 12th Evacuation Hospital at Nancy, 33

relocation of 12th Evacuation Hospital, 30–31

Free World Military Assistance Forces, 69

Friendly fire casualties, 104

FSE. See Forward surgical element

FSTs. See Forward surgical teams

G

GAO. See Government Accounting Office

Gaskins, Sergeant Albert, 200

General Framework Agreement for Peace, 132

General medical officers, 56

General purpose tents, 98, 108

Geneva Conventions, 196

German Hospital of New York City, 18

Germany

movement of 12th Evacuation Hospital, 32–38

occupation during World War I, 12–14

return of the 212th MASH, 130–132, 142–143, 151, 209

training for the 12th Evacuation Hospital in 1988, 93–94

12th Evacuation Hospital push, 41–44

GI Bill, 47

GMOs. See General medical officers

Gouge, Lieutenant Colonel Steven, 132–133, 135, 137–139, 143

Government Accounting Office, 92

GP tents. See General purpose tents

Graves, Specialist Tashiana, 161, 193, 198–199

Green, Staff Sergeant Eddie, 225
xviii Skilled and Resolute

Grenada, 112

Gulf War

deployment of 12th Evacuation Hospital, 107–108

deployment of 12th Evacuation Hospital to Saudi Arabia, 94–99

deployment-related concerns, 108–109

escalation of crisis, 94

hospital operations, 100–105

life in the desert, 105–106

operational preparations, 99–100

theater of operations, 97

H

Harder, Lieutenant Colonel Richard, 58–59, 72, 86

Hawley, Brigadier General Paul, 22

Hazardous materials, 161

HAZMAT. See Hazardous materials

Health Service Support for AirLand Battle, 111

Helicopter ambulances, 50

Hermann, Major Jeffrey, 166–168, 175, 207–208

Hester, Chief Wardmaster Zimbalist, 160, 179

Hickman, Ken, 79

High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles, 147

Hills, Captain Henry, 37, 39

HMMWVs. See High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles

Hoffman, Specialist Sarah, 179, 192–195, 209

Holmes, Captain Garth, 72, 79

Hospital unit, surgical, forward, 111–113, 164–165, 173

Hough, First Sergeant Diamond, 235

HSSALB. See Health Service Support for AirLand Battle

Hubbs, Captain Gregory, 188–189, 191

Humanitarian relief, 118

Huntington, Captain Charles, 40–41

HUSF. See Hospital unit, surgical, forward

Hussein, Saddam, 94, 100, 102, 156, 167, 206

Hysko, Robert, 76, 78

I

ICUs. See Intensive care units

IFOR. See Implementation force

Implementation force

in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 132–133, 138–140

Information operations, 220

Initial operating capability, 164–166

Intensive care units, 188

IOC. See Initial operating capability
Index xix

Iraq

activity of 212th MASH in Iraq, 172–208

assessing Iraqi hospitals, 206–208

invasion of Kuwait, 94

movement of 212th MASH, 168–172

Republican Guard, 100

US negotiations, 156

Islamic Medical Association of North America, 231

J

Janusziewicz, Lieutenant Colonel Alan, 146, 147, 150, 151

Jatoi, Colonel Ismail, 166, 176, 185, 186, 189, 193–194

Johnson, Lyndon, 49

K

Keener, Captain John, 188

Kellogg, Brown & Root, 205

King, Booker, 186–187

King, Major John, 166, 183, 185

KLA. See Kosovo Liberation Army

Korean War, 47–49

Kosovo

conflict in, 143–144

deployment of the 212th MASH, 148–151

Kosovo Liberation Army, 143

Krogh, Major Ronald, 155, 160

Kuwait

deployment of 212th MASH, 156–168

Iraqi invasion, 94

map of military installations, 2003, 162

L

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, 151, 157, 214, 217

Lankford, Captain Sean, 201

Lebedovych, Lieutenant Colonel Linda, 231

Lenox Hill Hospital, 18

Life support for trauma and transport, 150

Linck, Major Stephen, 189, 198, 206

Logistic Support Area Bushmaster, 172–191

Logistic Support Area Dogwood, 206–208

Logistic Support Areas, 164

Lopez-Duke, Lieutenant Alejandro, 95–96

LSA. See Logistic Support Areas

LSTAT. See Life support for trauma and transport
xx Skilled and Resolute

Lugo, Colonel Angel, 216, 219, 221, 235, 237

M

MAC. See Medical Administrative Corps

Macedonia

operations in, 146–148

Magee, Major General James, 17

Malloy, Sergeant Shannon, 170, 175, 200

Manual for the Medical Department, 5

Marburg virus outbreak, 218

Mark, Captain Terrence, 165

MARS. See Military Affiliate Radio System

MASCAL. See Mass casualties

MASH. See Mobile Army surgical hospitals

Mass casualties, 59–65, 131, 146, 180

McBurnett, Larry, 70

McCarthy, Joe, 47

McCloy, John J., 22

McCoy, Captain Nina, 171, 191

McCoy, Colonel George, 42, 44

McDannold, Major Scott, 173

McDonald, Sergeant First Class Tony, 172, 173, 206

McGoran, Saralee, 73–74

McGrath, Lieutenant Colonel John, 155

McGuire, Colonel Arthur “Mike,” 95, 99–100, 102–103, 106, 109

McLeavey, First Lieutenant Carolyn, 58, 67, 70

McNamara, Robert, 49

Meals, ready to eat, 105, 205

MEDCAP. See Medical Civic Action Program

MEDEVAC. See Medical evacuation helicopter ambulances

MEDFLAGs, 131–132, 216

Medical Administrative Corps, 18

Medical Civic Action Program, 71–72, 150, 216

Medical evacuation helicopter ambulances, 50, 103

Medical Force 2000, 111

Medical Services Corps, 93, 108

Meritorious Unit Commendations, 88

Military Affiliate Radio System, 83

Military vans, 102, 108, 214

Milosevic, Slobodan, 119, 143

MILVANs. See Military vans

MNB-E. See Multi-National Brigade-East

Mobile Army surgical hospitals

conversion of 12th Evacuation Hospital, 109–110

demise of the MASH concept, 110–114

during Gulf War, 104

Moloff, Lieutenant Colonel Alan, 144, 146
Index xxi

Moore, Major General William, Jr., 113

Mosely, Major Troy, 209

Motor pool, 203

MREs. See Meals, ready to eat

Multi-National Brigade-East, 149, 151

Musharraf, Pervez, 222

N

National Guard

mobilization during World War II, 17

NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NBC training. See Nuclear-chemical-biological training

NCOs. See Noncommissioned officers

Newcomb, Lieutenant Colonel Everett “Mike,” 121, 130–131

Newsome, Major Rhonda, 188

Nguyen, Staff Sergeant Viet, 168, 214

95th Engineers, 24

Nixon, Richard, 85, 91

Noncommissioned officers, 66–67

Noriega, Manuel, 112

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 121, 132, 143

Nuclear-chemical-biological training, 168

Nurses

Army Nurse Corps, 6–7, 20

drafting of male nurses in Vietnam War, 50–51

living conditions with the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 26

Nutrition Care Department, 200

O

Omaha Beach, Normandy, 215–216

O’Neal, Captain Liza, 222

O’Neill, Susan, 81–83

Operation Bolero, 21

Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm

deployment of 12th Evacuation Hospital, 107–108

deployment of 12th Evacuation Hospital to Saudi Arabia, 94–99

deployment-related concerns, 108–109

escalation of crisis, 94

forward surgical teams, 112

hospital operations, 100–105

life in the desert, 105–106

operational preparations, 99–100

theater of operations, 97

Operation Enduring Freedom, 156

Operation Iraqi Freedom
xxii Skilled and Resolute

activity of 212th MASH in Iraq, 172–208

deployment of 212th MASH to Kuwait, 156–168

movement of 212th MASH into Iraq, 168–172

US negotiations with Iraq, 156

war plan, 164–168

Operation Joint Guard, 143

Operation Lifeline, 220

Operation Provide Promise, 121

Operation Restore Hope, 129

Operations section, 203

Organized Reserves, 14–15

Otis, Sergeant First Class Travis, 161

P

PAD. See Patient Administration Division

Pakistan

earthquake response of the 212th MASH, 219–237

Pakistani Rangers, 225

Palestine Liberation Organization, 102

Panama, 112

Parks, Beth, 83

Parmeter, Rosie, 67

Patient Administration Division, 201–202, 229

Patton, General George S., 30, 32, 36

PCS. See Permanent change of station

Peace enforcement, 118

Peacekeeping operations, 118

Peake, Lieutenant General James, 217

Permanent change of station, 139, 151

Persian Gulf Crisis, 94–108

Pickhart, Lieutenant Colonel Otto, 22

Piotrowski, Major Robert, 232

Porter, Captain Stephan, 163

POWs. See Prisoners of war

Prisoners of war, 70

Professional Officer Filler Information System, 92, 93, 108–109, 131, 157

PROFIS. See Professional Officer Filler Information System

Purple Hearts, 72–73

Q

QRF. See Quick reaction force

Quick reaction force, 174, 176

R
Index xxiii

Radiation therapy, 40–41

Rames, Captain Jay, 179

Reagan, Ronald, 91, 93

Rear-D, 212–213

Red Cross, 73

Republican Guard, 100, 197

Rest and relaxation, 82, 150–151, 236

Rethwisch, Lawrence, 37, 39

Rhea, Captain Anthony, 182–183

Richardson, Major Suzanne, 155, 166, 189, 196

Rinas Airfield, Albania, 145–146

Rivera-Mendoza, Sergeant Mario, 201

Roettger-Lerg, Captain Ruth, 181

Rough terrain cargo handlers, 98

R&R. See Rest and relaxation

RTCHs. See Rough terrain cargo handlers

Ruley, Captain Gary, 171

Rumsfeld, Donald, 156

Rutherford, Lieutenant General Jerry, 123

Rwanda, 132

S

Sanitary Corps

creation of, 6

SAW. See Squad automatic weapon

Schwartzkopf, General Norman, 100

Scotti, Major General Michael, 95

Security issues, 75–79

Serbian conflict, 121

Serbs, 118–119, 143–144

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, 47

VII Corps, 100–104

Sexually transmitted disease, 79

SFOR. See Stabilization force

Sheikh, Major Fareed, 230

Sheikh, Mushtaq, 230

Shifferd, First Lieutenant Molly, 199

67th Combat Support Hospital, 149

Slater, Specialist Meghan, 203

Slovenia

declaration of independence, 119

SMART-TeleHealth, 217–218, 224, 234

Smith, Rosemary Sue, 59, 65, 79

Soldier Readiness Process, 158–159

Somalia, 129, 132
xxiv Skilled and Resolute

South Vietnamese Army

care for wounded soldiers, 69

Special Medical Augmentation Reaction Team, 217–218, 224, 234

Squad automatic weapon, 181

SRP. See Soldier Readiness Process

Stabilization force, 143

STRAF. See Strategic Army Forces

Strategic Army Forces, 48–49

Stress control, 194–196

Sullivan, General Gordon, 123

T

TAA. See Tactical Assembly Areas

Tactical Assembly Areas, 168

Tactical Operations Center, 204

TAPLINE Road. See Trans-Arabia Pipeline Road

Task Force 212, 122, 127–129

Task Force Eagle, 132–134, 138

Task Force Falcon, 146–148

Task Force Hawk, 144–146

Tefft, Major Steve, 98, 102, 110

Telemedicine, 136–137, 232

Tempel, Deputy Surgeon General Thomas, 113

Tennessee Maneuver Area, 20

Thach, Ri, 72

Theater Army Medical Management Information System, 108

Theater Patient Movement Requirement Center, 201

332d Medical Brigade, 100

Tick-borne encephalitis, 138

Trans-Arabia Pipeline Road, 98, 100

Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control Information System, 96

12th Evacuation Hospital. See also Evacuation Hospital Number 12

activity in Bonneval, France, 31–32

activity in England from 1943-1944, 21–22

aerial view of hospital in Saudi Arabia, 96

assignment to Strategic Army Forces, 48–49

assignment to Vietnam, 51–55

awards, 88

Battle of the Bulge, 38–41

care for the Vietnamese, 69–72

care of wounded during Vietnam War, 55–58

care on the wards during Vietnam War, 66–69

Carmarthen, Wales experiment, 22–28

casualties, 73–75

changing role during Vietnam War, 49–51

converting to a MASH, 109–110

deployment from Gulf War, 107–108
Index xxv

deployment-related concerns, 108–109

deployment to England, 20–21

deployment to Saudi Arabia, 94–99

diagram of hospital in Saudi Arabia, 99

emergency medical treatment during Vietnam War, 58–65

eye, ear, nose, and throat clinic, 25

final months in England, 28–30

guidon from the Gulf War, 107

headquarters sign, May 1967, 48

hospital operations during the Gulf War, 100–105

kitchen, 24

layout of hospital in Vietnam, 1966, 53

life in the Saudi Arabia desert, 105–106

living conditions, 83–85

map of hospital at Carmarthen, Wales, 27

map of hospital at Nancy, France, 33

movement towards Germany, 32–38

name change, 15

nurses’ living conditions, 26

off duty diversions, 79–83

operational preparations in Saudi Arabia, 99–100

original emblem, 87

Persian Gulf Crisis, 94–108

Purple Hearts, 72–73

push into Germany, 41–44

reactivation in 1952, 48

reactivation January 1983, 92

relocation to France, 30–31

renaming of, 48

security, 75–79

structure of, 15

training in Germany in 1988, 93–94

training in Tennessee and Massachusetts, 20–21

triage during Vietnam War, 58–65

unit insignia, 88

Vietnam drawdown, 85–87

Vietnam legacy, 87–89

12th Evacuation Hospital, Semi-mobile, 48, 50

212th MASH

activity in Iraq, 172–208

Angolan exercise, 216–219

casing the colors, 238

combat stress control, 194–196

conversion of the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 109–110

convoy into Iraq, 168–172

dealing with Iraqis on the wards, 196–199

deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina, 132–142

deployment to Croatia, 121–129
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deployment to Kosovo, 148–151

deployment to Kuwait, 156–168

earthquake response in Pakistan, 219–237

in garrison after Iraq, 211–219

hospital operations, 123–127

legacy of, 237

life in the Iraqi desert, 203–206

reacting to deaths, 191–194

readiness, 157–160

rear detachment, 212–213

return to Germany, 130–132, 142–143, 151, 209

supporting the hospital, 199–203

triage and surgery, 176–188

UN guidelines, 122, 125, 127

U

UN Security Council, 118

Uniform Code of Military Justice, 158

United Nations

guidelines for the 212th MASH, 122, 125, 127

United Service Organizations, 22

US 12th Army, 13

US Third Army, 12–13

US Army, Europe, 94–95, 113–114, 131

US Central Command, 156

USAREUR. See US Army, Europe

USO. See United Service Organizations

USO shows, 79–81

V

V-mail, 28

Vegter, Captain Dale, 187

Ventilators, 66–67

Vetter, Lieutenant Colonel David, 167, 177–178, 185, 186, 197, 208

Vietnam War

care for the Vietnamese, 69–72

care of wounded, 55–58

care on the wards, 66–69

casualties, 73–75

changes in the Army, 49–51

died-of-wounds rate, 87

drawdown, 85–87, 91

early US involvement, 49

emergency medical treatment, 58–65

legacy of the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 87–89

living conditions, 83–85
Index xxvii

nurses, 50–51

off duty diversions, 79–83

Purple Hearts, 72–73

security, 75–79

triage of patients, 58–65

12th Evacuation Hospital assignment, 51–55

Volunteer Army, 92

W

WAC. See Women’s Army Corps

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 157

Watergate scandal, 91

Weston, Rosie, 83

Wilson, Captain Joe, 188

Wolken, Major David, 168, 178, 179

Women

Army policies in the 1980s, 92

Women’s Army Corps, 20, 51, 92

Women’s Medical Specialist Corps, 20

World War I

creation of Evacuation Hospital Number 12, 1

deployment of Evacuation Hospital Number 12, 5–9

field hospitals, 4–5, 8–9, 12–13

movement of Evacuation Hospital Number 12, 9–12

occupation of Germany, 12–14

role of Evacuation Hospital Number 12, 1–5

triage of patients, 1–3

Western Front, final Allied offensive, 7

World War II

action in Bonneval, France, 31–32

activity of 12th Evacuation Hospital in England from 1943–1944, 21–22

Adjusted Service Rating, 43–44

Battle of the Bulge, 38–41

Carmarthen, Wales experiment, 22–28

D-Day, 29–30

evacuation hospitals, 18–20

evacuation system, 19

final months of 12th Evacuation Hospital activity in England, 28–30

move toward Germany, 32–38

nurses, 6–7, 20

postwar demobilization, 47

push into Germany, 41–44

reconstitution of Evacuation Hospital Number 12, 17–18

relocation of 12th Evacuation Hospital to France, 30–31

training and deployment of 12th Evacuation Hospital, 20–21

Women’s Army Corps, 20
xxviii Skilled and Resolute

Y

Yang, Major Tou, 159, 200, 202

Yugoslav National Army, 119

Yugoslavia

conflict in Kosovo, 143–144

deployment of the 212th MASH to Bosnia-Herzegovina, 132–142

deployment of the 212th MASH to Croatia, 121–129

deployment of the 212th MASH to Kosovo, 148–151

ethnic dissent, 118–121

NATO implementation force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 132–133

operations in Albania, 144–146

operations in Macedonia, 146–148

Z

Zepeda, Sergeant First Class Angel, 205

Zinschlag, Captain Edward, 7, 39