[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 35 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E366]
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                           THE NEW BAMC OPENS

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                         HON. HENRY B. GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 14, 1996

  Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the opening of 
the new Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, 
TX.
  This is a proud day--for BAMC, for the Army, and for me personally.
  At long last, BAMC is a state-of-the-art, unsurpassed medical center, 
at the forefront of military medicine. Patients here will get the 
finest care, and the staff here will continue the advances in medical 
technology that made BAMC as famous as it is great. San Antonio will 
continue to advance its role as a great center for medical care and 
research.
  There are very few people who know what a long and bitter struggle it 
took to bring us to this day. But today, the moment this great 
institution opens for business, we know that the fight was worth it, 
and I am proud to have led it.
  The new BAMC will build on a great history and find tradition. 
Starting today, Army medicine has a new reason to be proud of its 
history and certain of its future, which I know will be as great as its 
past. As today's ribbon falls, we will open the doors to a great 
future. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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