October 2023 | www.health.mil
From the Revolutionary War to present-day missions, Native and Alaskan Americans have a distinguished heritage of bravery, sacrifice, and excellence in the United States Military Services. In November, we commemorate the history and culture of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. The Military Health System honors and acknowledges the advancements in military medicine made by America’s original indigenous people while celebrating today’s Native American trailblazers who exemplify that legacy of honor and service.
An interactive timeline honoring the contributions of Native and Alaskan Americans to Military Medical History and those they’ve inspired who are making history in their own time is available HERE.
Featured in the timeline: 2017: Vivien Redeye
Vivien Redeye is a member of the Seneca tribe, a U.S. Army Reserve major, and physician, from the Cattaraugus Reservation in Irving, New York. She is a graduate of the State University of New York and achieved her medical degree at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Buffalo, New York. In 2020, as part of the Department of Defense’s assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Redeye was mobilized with 1,000 other medical soldiers to Harlingen Medical Center, Texas. There, Redeye supported the overwhelmed hospital and community by caring for COVID-19 patients. Today, Maj. Redeye continues her work serving her community as a family medicine physician.
