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U.S. Army South honors ‘Old BAMC’
February 9, 2017 — The hallways once echoed with the sounds of crying babies, metal carts being wheeled and monotone beeps indicating life. Those sounds are now replaced with shouts of “¡Juntos Podemos!” (“Together We Can”) and the hustle of Soldiers’ combat boots making their way to meetings. A lot has changed in 80 years. Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, U.S. Army South commanding general, and retired Maj. Gen. Floyd Baker, M.D., former commander of Brooke Army Medical Center, spoke at a ceremony Feb. 3 celebrating 80 years, since the construction of the historic Old Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, affectionately known as “Old BAMC.” ... MORE

Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, commanding general, U.S. Army South (left), presents retired Maj. Gen. Floyd Baker, former Brooke Army Medical Center commander, with a token of appreciation Feb. 3 for being the guest speaker of 80th anniversary of building 1000 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, known as "Old BAMC."