[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: November 29, 1994]
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                   TRIBUTE TO REAR ADM. ROBERT KRASNER

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the dedication, 
public service and patriotism of Rear Adm. Robert Krasner, U.S. Navy, 
Attending Physician to Congress, who has served our Nation and Navy so 
well over his 21\1/2\ year career. Unfortunately, Admiral Krasner will 
retire from the Navy on January 1, 1995.
  A native of Newark, NJ, Rear Admiral Krasner graduated from Lafayette 
College in Pennsylvania with a degree in history and literature in 
1967. He subsequently matriculated to the University of Maryland School 
of Medicine in Baltimore and spent part of his senior year as an 
exchange student in London. In the early 1970's, Dr. Krasner was 
commissioned under the Berry Plan as a lieutenant in the Medical Corps 
of the Naval Reserve, and came on active duty in 1973. His first 
assignment was as general medical officer and assistant surgeon at the 
naval communications station in Ethiopia where, in addition to his 
regular duties, he performed volunteer work in local Ethiopian medical 
facilities. Following a tour in La Maddalena, Sardinia and promotion to 
lieutenant commander, Dr. Krasner was assigned to the naval activities 
medical clinic in the American Embassy in London.
  Following completion of his tour in London, Admiral Krasner was 
transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital for training in internal 
medicine and earned a diploma in tropical medicine from the Walter Reed 
Army Institute of Research. During this time, he served in the naval 
medical research unit in Jakarta, Indonesia and was promoted to 
commander.
  From 1980 to 1982, Admiral Krasner served as a staff physician in the 
Office of the Attending Physician here on Capitol Hill and was 
subsequently assigned as a staff internist at the Naval Hospital, 
Oakland, CA, serving there for 4 years. In 1986, now-Captain Krasner 
was assigned again to the Office of Attending Physician as the Director 
of Clinical Services. He was then appointed Attending Physician and 
promoted to his current rank of rear admiral.
  Admiral Krasner's decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Navy 
Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Commendation Medal. He is a 
Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the Academy 
of Medicine of Washington, and a member of the International Society of 
Travel Medicine.
  Admiral Krasner is a superb naval officer and physician who, 
throughout his naval career, has been an indispensable asset to our 
Nation and Navy and, most recently, the U.S. Congress. Thanks to his 
consummate leadership, energy and integrity, Members of Congress were 
well cared for over the past 8 years. As Admiral Krasner retires from 
the naval service, our Nation and Navy owe him a debt of gratitude for 
his superb service. Members of Congress, our Nation and our Navy will 
certainly miss him. I wish he and his lovely wife Leslie and their two 
children, Jessica and Justin, ``fair winds and following seas'' as he 
concludes his distinguished career.

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