Why is Fort Sam Houston important?
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. [3] Known colloquially as “Fort Sam”, it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston. Its approximate location is 29°26’56.69″N 98°26’56.04″W . The installation’s missions include being the command headquarters for the Fifth U.S. Army (which became U.S. Army North as of October 2006), United States Army South, the Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) headquarters, the AMEDD Center and School, the Fifth Recruiting Brigade, 12th ROTC Brigade, U.S. Navy Regional Recruiting, the San Antonio Military Entrance and Processing Station, and the U.S. Naval School of Health Sciences, Bethesda Detachment. Contents [hide] 1 Military medicine 2 Historic buildings 3 Notable postings 4 Community connections 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External links [edit] Military medicine Fort Sam Houston is known as the “Home of Army Medicine” and “Home of the Combat Medic”. At the end of the Second World War, the Army decided to make Fort Sam
