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See post 32. I can just picture LTG Freakley handing over the leash with a very concerned look and making a “dogmatic” comment to all involved. Still have to figure out the HIPPA angle.

[M1928A1 Thompson]

Fort Knox Veterinary Treatment Facility is staffed by Army Veterinary Corps personnel with the primary mission of providing complete veterinary care for all government owned animals. They are part of Medical Department.

Mortuary services also come under the Medical Department although those patients rarely come back to bitch about anything, much less violations of their privacy.

I think a very creative JAG officer stretched the HIPPA definition of patient and health care provider to be as “lawyerly” accurate as possible so some Public Information Officer had a dodge to hide behind while someone else tried to figure out how bad it was all going to look and apply enough ‘command influence’ to keep the shit from splashing too high.