Military Museum Receives More O&P Donations

The National Museum of Health and Medicine of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (NMHM-AFIP) is actively acquiring artifacts that document the O&P community's rich history and contributions to the history of medicine.

According to Senior Curator Jeffrey S. Reznick, PhD, recent donations include:

" Prostheses associated with the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) in Cambodia and Vietnam. Donated to the NMHM on behalf of the VVAF by Larry Warren, VVAF director of Post-Conflict Rehabilitation Programs, and William Brown, VVAF program administrator, one of these prostheses is made of materials native to Cambodia and the other is an example of prostheses designed and produced by VVAF post-conflict rehabilitation programs.

" Prostheses once owned by World War II veteran Theodore Collichio, who, after his military service, worked for the Reading Railroad in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area as a brakeman. In 1955, he lost both legs below the knee in a rail accident. Donated to the NMHM by his son Michael Collichio, RN, these prostheses were manufactured by Frank J. Malone & Son Inc. of Philadelphia, with offices in Lansdale and Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware.

" A cynoplasty prosthesis, including two cable systems and three terminal devices, once owned by James Kruger, a WW II veteran. This prosthesis was donated to the NMHM by Justin Horowitz, CPO, on behalf of M & M Prosthetic Associates of Kingston, New York, and Prosthetic and Orthotic Associates of Middletown, New York.

"The NMHM/AFIP appreciates the generosity of these donors, along with everyone in the O&P community who has helped to spread the word about the museum's O&P collecting initiative," Reznick said. "The goal of this initiative is to create a comprehensive reference collection for researchers, for orthotists and prosthetists, and for the general publica collection that illustrates continuity and change in the science and art of O&P and the vital roles of the orthotist and the prosthetist in the rehabilitation team."

The NMHM/AFIP inspires interest in personal and public health and promotes understanding of medicinepast, present, and futurewith a special emphasis on American military medicine, he added. Additional donations are welcome, he said.

For more information, contact: Jeffrey S. Reznick, PhD, Senior Curator, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20306-6000; 202.782.2208; fax: 202.782.3573; Jeffrey.Reznick@afip.osd.mil ; www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum

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