What is the meaning of the Hawaiian tradition of wearing a flower behind the ear? A: Plumeria flowers are worn in Hawaii as general adornment and as part of hula 'auana costuming. The side on which a person wears the flower for adornment is significant.
VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption â The new junctional tourniquet is ready for battlefield use. FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Jan. 19, 2012) -- Saving the lives of combat wounded is one of the main objectives at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
This article is about the U.S. Army medical center in use until August 27, 2011. For the research institute, see Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. For other uses, see Walter Reed (disambiguation) . The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) â known as Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) until 1951 â was the U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011.