Robert Cabot "Bobby" Sherman, Jr. was a singer, actor and occasional
songwriter, who became a popular teen idol in the late 1960s and early
1970s. He eventually left the public spotlight and became an Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT). He soon volunteered with the Los Angeles
Police Department, working with paramedics, and giving CPR and first
aid classes. Sherman officially became a technical reserve officer with
the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1990s, a position in which he
still holds today. Sherman was named LAPD’s Reserve Officer of the
Year in 1999. 

”Easy Come, Easy Go” Charted at #9 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1970,
and #2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run
military veteran’s benefit system. It is the U.S. government’s second largest
department, after the U.S Department of Defense. The establishment of the
Veterans Administration came in 1930 when Congress authorized president
Herbert Hoover to "consolidate and coordinate Government activities affecting
war veterans." The three component agencies became bureaus within the
Veterans Administration. Brigadier General Frank T. Hines, who directed the
Veterans Bureau for seven years, was named as the first Administrator of
Veterans Affairs, a job he held until 1945. The VA health care system has
grown from 54 hospitals in 1930 to include 171 medical centers; more than
350 outpatient, community, and outreach clinics, and 126 nursing home care
units.

Medic episodes were introduced and narrated by Richard Boone (above), playing Dr. Konrad Styner who sometimes also appeared in the stories. A total of 59 were aired
from September 1954 to November 1956 on NBC.

Chad Everett has appeared in over 40 films and television series but is
probably best known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the medical drama
series Medical Center (below) which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976.

1972

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid movement that helps
other alcoholics achieve sobriety. Now claiming more than 2 million members, AA
was founded in 1935 by William Wilson, a New York stock broker and Dr. Robert
Smith an Akron, Ohio surgeon (below). With other early members Wilson and Smith  
developed AA’s Twelve Step program of spiritual and character development.

William Wilson

Dr. Robert Smith