General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri

St. Robert Military Tribute & Freedom Rock

General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri

Saint Robert, Missouri 65584, United States

Created By: Pulaski County Tourism Bureau & Visitors Center

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Fort Leonard Wood and the hospital’s namesake is Major General Leonard Wood. General Leonard Wood attended Harvard Medical School and began his Army career as a Contract Surgeon. He also commanded the "Rough Riders" during the Spanish American War, later serving as the Military Governor of Cuba. General Leonard Wood was the Chief of Staff of the Army from 1910 to 1914 and the only medical officer to have ever held the position.

http://glwach.amedd.army.mil/glwach_history/default.asp

This point of interest is part of the tour: St. Robert Military Tribute & Freedom Rock


 

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