weir mitchell. he is older. he is examining a civil war veteran at the clinic of the orthopedic hospital. this is what he had to say. and he is talking about himself and fellow physicians. we have served faithfully as greater causes earth has known. we have built novel hospitals. organized ambulance service that had never before been seen. contributed numberless essays on diseases and wounds. what has been our reward? countless statues commemorate in washington and elsewhere the popular heroes. statues of generals are in every town. some of them memorials of men who we were wiser to forget. there is a not a state or national monument to a physician. at gettysburg, every battle site is marked with a recording tablet. every general that fell is remembered in bronze and marble. what of the physician that died? nothing. that is medicine during the civil war. i appreciate the fact that you came out on this cold night. i look forward to your questions. thank you. [ applause ] >> if you have questions, please come up h

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