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Show !be Special Se,rvice program ili1 the V$tel"tUlI Adm1n1s·_ :1s i;;ration II, 8. an ou. tGcme great de·al of ot: World War II.. &xpelment$.tlQn ll'l.ent of combat casual'hies therapeutic pra.ctice. t10ning th$se program W,&$ men men purpOtsetu.l VL"Sr$ act! vi ties than those whQ The th,at' 'Wben the patlent5 .$1'0 early all\bulation and greatly was e onva Le.s eed in the was tthortened in much bett$r condition to l1eturn to wer$ b.attlfi $tatlon$ and reooniU.- them :for rturn to eombat duty. pre.et,1c·ed, the requl;ped hosp! t,tal etta)'" and tb$ t"a1ning oone.pt of introduced to spefJd up the .r$covery or and 'prepare in o:f which ,ame .4\ :new au t Wal' d0n • .in the tre·l.t was A oonvalescent ,r$$ul ts from th;t,$ program kept bu.sy Duri.ng World their traGi tional rou tine :LW1anner .. The need for sucb a program tor pat1,ents in veterans hO$pitu$ brought about the o;rder for the Speoial Servioes D1vision povlded for the bJ'iQry service, of the Special on NOlfember Qanteen sarvicsJ, 1, 1945. as ot the fh1s or-d,s» chapla,inol $&rv1o_ and re"CI"'EHlltioll service Services D,1vision. organiat1{)n 11- sepa-rat,. $a.et1ons 'fhis division is under an assistant administrator who is directly under the Administrator 162 |
