Organized field medics have been a part of US Army operations since the horrors of the Civil War when outdated tactics collided with modern weaponry with a devastating impact. The latest entry in the Silver Soldiers Collection is the medic who is part of the 2^nd Battalion. Today, 5 oz Antique Finish Silver Soldiers Collection Medic Martinez Statues are available to you for purchase from JM Bullion.

Statue Highlights:

• Available to you inside of protective shipper boxes and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity!
• Combat medic in the 2^nd Battalion as part of the Silver Soldiers Collection!
• Limited casting of only 1,000 silver statues!
• Contains 5 Troy oz of actual silver content.
• Depicts Medic Martinez as he surveys the field of battle searching for wounded combat brethren.
• Antique polish applied.
• Base includes inscriptions of the serial number and silver content.

Every good battalion in the military needs a medic, a soldier with the ability to take life if needed while also saving the lives of his own men on the field of battle. Combat medicine has evolved greatly over the course of time. Ancient history saw little effort to save lives during battle with armies simply coming back to retrieve the dead after a conflict.

Combat medicine that would eventually lead to the development of units training men like Medic Martinez took a leap forward in the Grande Armee of Napoleon. Surgeon Dominique Jean Larrey directed the development of mobile field hospitals and a corps of trained soldiers seeking to aid those on the battlefield.

The 5 oz Antique Finish Silver Soldiers Collection Medic Martinez depicts the 2^nd Battalion’s field medic. He’s no stranger to the perils of combat, but he will bravely run across a fiery battlefield to rescue his fallen comrades. Medic Martinez will dress the wounds of his fellow soldiers and prepare them for evacuation to a mobile field hospital so the wounds can be better cared for away from combat.

Medic Martinez and his fellow members of the US Army Combat Medic units. The US Army’s development of medical services on the battlefield arose from the horrors of the Civil War and was spurred on by Major Jonathan Letterman, Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac and implemented at the Battle of Antietam.

Each 5 oz Antique Finish Silver Soldiers Collection Medic Martinez Statue in this listing comes with a protective shipping box and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. The unique serial number of each piece is laser-etched onto the base of the statue along with the purity and weight.

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