Joint Base San Antonio > News

Army nurse finds calling in emergency medicine
May 9, 2024 — Less than two weeks ago, Capt. Michael Johnson, an Army nurse, was on his way to work at the Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, when an auto accident happened in front of him on the highway... MORE

Retired Army nurse turns 100 years young
February 18, 2022 — Retired Col. Hazel Zachar, who served from 1954 to 1974, celebrated her 100th birthday Jan. 27 among friends and staff members at The Towers on Park Lane, a senior residence community located near Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, where she has lived for 27 years. ... MORE

Former Army nurse, 100, recalls World War II experiences
August 24, 2020 — World War II was raging in 1944. American troops were instrumental in the effort to take back France, including the beach landings in Normandy that caught the Germans off guard. American forces took possession of Rome, and a Soviet counterattack pushed Germany back into Poland... MORE