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How Soldiers at Fort Riley Helped Spread the Spanish Flu Pandemic During WWI

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A mess cook's sick call visit at Camp Funston became the first recorded military case of an outbreak that killed more U.S. soldiers than the Germans did in WWI.

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How Soldiers at Fort Riley Helped Spread the Spanish Flu Pandemic During WWI

A mess cook's sick call visit at Camp Funston became the first recorded military case of an outbreak that killed more U.S. soldiers than the Germans did in WWI.

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Military.com broke the news in Boston, United States on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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