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Army Dental Corps celebrates 101st anniversaryThe newly formed Dental Corps assisted in troop health during World War I and would be tested during World War II, when Dental Corps numbers swelled, with 18,000 dentists serving during the war.
Photos courtesy Library of CongressFort Sam Houston Theatre restored to original grandeur
Built in 1935, the theater was designed to be a lavish “movie palace” decorated in Spanish Colonial Revival style, reminiscent of the Spanish missions. Paid for mostly by Army Motion Picture Funds, the theater originally cost $139, 213.74 to build.Army Nurses Corps: Celebrating 111 years of proud service
Army nurses worked tirelessly during World War II, often enduring the same hardships as combat troops. Sixty-seven Army nurses were held as Japanese prisoners of war for 37 months in the Philippines after the fall of Corregidor in 1942.
Photos courtesy Army Nurse Corps historian’s office
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