Round shaped, silver colored coin, 1- 13/16 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Location
Coin Location: Panel 4 X
Homebase: Landstuhl, Germany
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C000662

Location: Panel 4 X Height: 1.81

Coin: Commemorative

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Narrative

Round shaped, silver colored coin, 1- 13/16 inches in diameter.

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The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the United States Army and the Department of Defense. LRMC is the largest military hospital outside of the continental United States. It is located near Landstuhl, Germany, and serves as the nearest treatment center for wounded soldiers coming from Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, it serves military personnel stationed in the European Union as well as their family members.

The medical center also serves as a stop-over (medevaced via the nearby Ramstein Air Base) for serious casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan before being flown to the United States. In April 1993, a group of 288 Air Force personnel augmented the staff, thus making Landstuhl a joint medical unit. By 1997, it was the U.S. military's only medical center in Europe.