United States Army Veterinary Corps
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united-states-army-veterinary-corps-304-4907431
title:
United States Army Veterinary Corps
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The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps is a staff corps of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) consisting of commissioned veterinary officers and Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) veterinary students. It was established by an Act of Congress on 3 June 1916. Recognition of the need for veterinary expertise had been evolving since 1776 when General Washington directed that a "regiment of horse with a farrier" be raised. It has evolved to include sanitary food inspectors and animal healthc
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Verterinary service of the U.S. Army
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Veterinary_Corps
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date modified:
2023-10-07T09:09:27Z
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