[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 7 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO NAVY CAPT. MANUEL A. HIPOL

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                          HON. OWEN B. PICKETT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 5, 1998

  Mr. PICKETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Capt. Manuel A. 
Hipol of the Navy Medical Corps who is retiring after almost 30 years 
of loyal and dedicated service to our country.
  Born in Manila, Philippines, Captain Hipol launched his medical 
career at Manila Central University, completing its thoracic medicine 
residency program at the Philippines Veterans Hospital in 1966. Later 
that year he immigrated to the United States and settled in Seattle, 
WA, where he completed a 1-year internship and then accepted a 
commission as captain in the U.S. Army.
  Like many dedicated, hard working career medical officers, Captain 
Hipol saw duty in numerous locations including Fort Sam Houston, TX; 
Fort Sheridan, IL; the Rock Island, IL Arsenal dispensary where he 
became officer-in-charge; and the Camp McCoy Army Dispensary, Sparta, 
WI, also serving as officer-in-charge.
  Captain Hipol resigned from the U.S. Army in 1974 and almost 
immediately accepted a commission in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant 
commander. His first assignment at the Naval Medical Center, 
Portsmouth, VA, was in the radiology department of Boone Clinic. He 
transferred to the reserves and served as commanding officer of the 
Naval Reserve, Naval Station Branch Clinic 106 in Norfolk. In 1980, he 
was promoted to the rank of captain.
  Captain Hipol was recalled to active duty during Desert Storm and 
rejoined the reserves after his active duty release. Despite these many 
transfers and assignments, he remained active in numerous professional 
and community organizations including: the Association of Philippine 
Physicians in America; the Manila Central University Medical Alumni 
Association of America, where he served as national president; the 
Philippine Cultural Center Building Committee, where he served as 
chairman; and the Council of United Filipino Organizations of 
Tidewater, where he also served as chairman.
  He has been recognized as 1 of the 20 most outstanding Filipino-
Americans in the United States and Canada.
  Dr. Hipol will continue his medical practice of outpatient diagnostic 
radiology in partnership with his wife, Rose, who practices general 
internal medicine. I join his many friends in wishing Captain Hipol and 
his family fair winds and following seas.

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