[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 31 (Monday, March 18, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S2005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL JOHN S. PARKER

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Maj. Gen. John S. Parker of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Major General 
Parker has served our Nation for more than 39 years. He has 
distinguished himself and the Army Medical Command while serving in 
several positions of increasing responsibility. Major General Parker 
capped his illustrious career as Commander of the United States Army 
Medical Research and Material Command at Fort Detrick, MD.
  During his extraordinary military service, General Parker has shaped 
every part of the Army Medical Department, from direct patient care, 
training, personnel management, and installation management, to 
doctrine development, policymaking, research and medical product 
development. His mark on military medicine extends far beyond the 
Department of Defense and into the international community.
  We in the Senate saw the important work of Ft. Detrick in researching 
defenses against biological attacks when Senator Daschle received an 
anthrax-laden letter last October. Major General Parker's command 
responded by swiftly and accurately identifying the anthrax here on 
Capital Hill.
  Major General Parker's service embodies the best traditions our 
military services have to offer. This soldier, statesman, scientist, 
and commander has displayed the highest level of commitment to our most 
precious resource, America's armed forces.
  I thank John and his wife Julie for their tireless dedication to 
serving the United States and the Army. They have served our Nation 
with honor. I wish John and Julie well as they enter a new phase of 
their lives.

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