Watch The Big Picture - The Soldier Patient

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" television series, 1950-1975. United States Army medical patients need physical "medicine" as well as medical care. This is the story of the many "outside" activities of the men being cared for at the Walter Reed Medical Center.

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