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Veterans Day ceremony honors the price of freedom
November 11, 2019 — Hundreds of veterans, military members, family and patriots turned out for a celebration of America’s veterans at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11... MORE

Members of the Douglas MacArthur High School Army Junior ROTC present the colors at the start of the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11.

Surrounded by history: the U.S. Army Best Medic Competition and medics in World War I
October 20, 2017 — A free public demonstration of a World War I Regimental Aid Station will be presented on the grounds of the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston through Nov. 2... MORE

(From left) Adrian Martinez, Gus Martinez, Lt. Col. Mike Williams and Jed Elrod demonstrate an aid station on the front lines of France circa 1917-18.

Soldiers commemorate 100th anniversary of World War I
June 12, 2017 — Members of the U.S. Army Reserve 90th Sustainment Brigade, from Little Rock, Ark., joined civilians and veterans at Hangar 9 on Brooks City Base May 20 to honor the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entering World War I and celebrate Armed Forces Day... MORE

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala (left) and Texas Senator Dr. Donna Campbell (right) thank retired rmy Air Force Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole (center) for his service with the Doolittle Raiders May 20 at a World War I commemoration event at Brooks City Base Hangar 9. The event was hosted by the City of San Antonio Department of Military Affairs to honor those who served in World War I.

AMEDD Museum marks 100th anniversary of World War I
May 3, 2017 — A temporary exhibit, titled “Scientific War: Human Price,” marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I and focuses on the role of the U.S. Army Medical Department during the war. The exhibit will run at the Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston until November 2018, marking the anniversary of the end of World War I... MORE

(From left) Lt. Col. Mike Williams, U.S. Army Medical Command Headquarters assistant deputy chief of staff for facilities; retired Sgt. Maj. Dave Windsor; Karl Boller and Scott Woodard, historian at the U.S. Army Medical Department, or AMEDD, Center of History and Heritage, pose in their reproduction World War I medical uniforms and clothing at a living history demonstration May 1 at the AMEDD Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston marking the opening of a temporary exhibit, “Scientific War: Human Price,” on the role of the U.S Army Medical Department in World War I.

Fort Sam Houston Museum features World War I centennial exhibit
April 19, 2017 — April 6 marked the official start of the United States World War I centennial period, which runs through June 2019, covering the U.S. entry into the war to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has partnered with many other commemorative organizations to show Texans role during the war. ... MORE