The hospital corpsman emblem. Corpsmen are the Navy and Marine Corps' enlisted medical specialists. Battlefield corpsmen are largely responsible for the decreased number of casualties dying from combat wounds in the Long War, a ratio lower than that of recent 20th-century wars, including Operation Desert Storm. - The hospital corpsman emblem. Corpsmen are the Navy and Marine Corps' enlisted medical specialists. Battlefield corpsmen are largely responsible for the decreased number of casualties dying from combat wounds in the Long War, a ratio lower than that of recent 20th-century wars, including Operation Desert Storm.
Sgt. Rafael Peralta - Sgt. Rafael Peralta
Dedication ceremony spectators walk through the Healing Field flag display near the Pentagon Memorial prior to the event Sept. 11. The flag display was sponsored by the nonprofit Healing Field Foundation. The almost 3,000 flags represent those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. ::r::::n:: - Dedication ceremony spectators walk through the Healing Field flag display near the Pentagon Memorial prior to the event Sept. 11. The flag display was sponsored by the nonprofit Healing Field Foundation. The almost 3,000 flags represent those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. ::r::::n::