CARBULLIDO-ANTHONY

Source:  Naval Hospital Corps School Newsletter, Great Lakes – Nov/Dec 2008

Classroom number 213 at Naval Hospital Corps School now bears the name of HM2 Anthony Carbullido, who was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) on August 8, 2008, while serving as a combat medic embedded with the Army in Herat, Afghanistan.  “Each instructional home room at Naval Hospital Corps School is named after gallant corpsman who valiantly gave their lives for the service of their country,” said CDR Roger Bouma, CHC.  “Named classrooms and scholarships are two vivid important means to carry the memory of a hero into the future.”  Having classrooms named in honor of heroes gives each student a role model from history to guide them through the 14-week school curriculum.  A $30,000 4-year scholarship is being donated to the late petty officer’s daughter Lexie by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.  “This is especially generous of the foundation since Anthony was actually serving with the Army when he gave his life in service of his country,” said Bouma.  The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to every child of a Marine or Navy corpsman serving with the Marines, whose parent is killed in the global war on terror.  Their primary mission is to provide financial assistance to deserving sons and daughters of Marines and of former Marines.  “Additionally, the foundation recognizes the sacrifices borne by the families of their beloved ‘docs,’ and it is in tribute to these corpsmen that these scholarships are provided,” noted Alan Hammer, foundation secretary. 

Born on August 25, 1982, in Agat, Guam, Carbullido enlisted in the Navy in 2000.  Although he enlisted to be a corpsman, his goal was to be a physician.  After graduating boot camp in 2001, Carbullido enrolled at Naval Hospital Corps School where he graduated in August 2001.  He was assigned to Naval Medical Center in San Diego and then to Fleet Medical Service School (FMSS), Camp Pendleton, CA.  After a short time with Marine Forces Pacific, he was assigned to First Marine Logistics Group.  Carbullido served two tours as a combat medic with Marine Corps units and then returned to NHCS in November 2005 as an instructor.  He then volunteered for an individual augmentee assignment as a combat medic with the Army.  As a direct result of his heroic actions, Carbullido was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart, and Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal.

Submitted by CDR Roy A. Mosteller, USNR (Ret)