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February 16, 2006

On February 16, 2006, the last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. The year's #1 song was "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. Xochitl Gomez, Summer McIntosh, Héctor Fort would arrive in the same year.

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2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.

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On February 16, 2006

  1. 2006 The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

    Decommissioned type of U.S. Army medical unit

    S. Army field hospital units conceptualized in 1946 as replacements for the obsolete World War II-era Auxiliary Surgical Group hospital units. MASH units were in operation from the Korean War to the Gulf War before being phased out in the early 2000s, in favor of combat support hospitals.

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Died on February 16, 2006

Johnny Grunge American professional wrestler (1965–2006)
Ernie Stautner American football player and coach

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Xochitl Gomez 2006– American actress
Summer McIntosh 2006– Canadian swimmer
Héctor Fort 2006– Spanish footballer
Kimi Antonelli 2006– Italian racing driver
Kang Ju-hyeok 2006– South Korean footballer
Cooper Flagg 2006– American basketball player

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