WEBVTT 00:01.289 --> 00:04.449 In 1776 , nurses weren't called 00:04.449 --> 00:07.070 officers , they were called volunteers . 00:07.369 --> 00:09.258 The first line of mercy for a new 00:09.258 --> 00:12.229 republic . They followed the sound of 00:12.229 --> 00:14.869 the guns . They brought order to chaos 00:14.869 --> 00:16.369 and hope to the hopeless . 00:18.790 --> 00:21.260 They faced invisible enemies , proving 00:21.260 --> 00:23.319 that military medicine is a shield 00:23.319 --> 00:24.541 against all threats . 00:28.040 --> 00:30.639 Nurses took to the skies , proving that 00:30.639 --> 00:32.959 care has no boundaries . If you were 00:32.959 --> 00:35.126 injured , they were coming to care for 00:35.126 --> 00:38.139 you . Speed was their specialty , 00:38.380 --> 00:41.619 compassion their armor . Today , 00:41.939 --> 00:44.106 military nurses are the guardians of a 00:44.106 --> 00:46.979 global health system . 250 years of 00:46.979 --> 00:50.080 evolution driven by one pulse . 00:51.169 --> 00:53.889 Military medicine 250 , honoring the 00:53.889 --> 00:55.909 past , serving in the present , 00:56.540 --> 00:57.889 protecting the future .