44th Medical Brigade Changes Out Senior Leadership

Following the Formation of Troops at the 44th Medical Brigade's Relinquish of Command and Change of Responsibility was the traditional Presentation of Colors and invocation.

Opening remarks were made by MG Rodney Anderson commending the families of the 44th Medical Brigade for their support.

"We enjoy many freedoms as Americans, yet freedom is not free, there is a price that continues to be paid by generations of Americans that give all they have to secure our freedoms," said Anderson. "The price of freedom is paid by those who serve in uniform. Today's soldiers and their families pay the price of freedom with their time as well."

Quoting a passage from Isaiah 6:8, "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Who shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said: Here am I, send me." Anderson commended the troops on the field before him for answering the call of duty and performing their missions well to our nation during a time of war, and setting the standard high for medics on the front lines.

The 44th Medical Brigade was constituted on December 30, 1965 and activated on January 1,1966 at Fort Sam Houston, TX., the home of the Army medical department. It was reactivated on September 21, 1974 at Fort Bragg, N.C.

The unit has been a part of many campaigns and war service duties to most recently include: Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom and currently has elements deployed to Afghanistan in support of overseas contingency operations.