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FOREWORD many other varied sources, and this book is a testimony to his ability to recognize the high points of the story of the Institute during its one hundred years of existence. Of necessity, attention had to be given to routine coming and going of personnel and other administrative changes that are a part of the story of any organization. He has maintained reader interest with accounts of in- dividual accomplishment, and with many vignettes that lend fascination to the narration and make events of the past come alive.

This brief look back over the century seems a fitting milepost and spring- board for this unique organization as it enters its second hundred years. With its ever-expanding program of research, education, and consultation, the Institute gives promise of being of even greater service to the Armed Forces and to the Nation in the years to come. As the century from the 1860's to the 1960's can be classified as the era of cellular pathology, so can the next few decades be expected to see the development of studies within the cell, or so-called molecular pathology. With its rich heritage from the past, the Institute today finds itself in the forefront of these newer developments. A glimpse into the future is revealed in the last chapter of Dr. Henry's history. One can be sure that the record of the past will serve as an inspiration to those individuals responsible in the future for the destiny of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and its important role in advancing military medicine.