[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 73 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           THE RETIREMENT OF MAJOR GENERAL HAROLD TIMBOE, USA

 Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize an 
American who has honorably served our Nation for 34 years--Major 
General Harold L. Timboe, United States Army Medical Corps, Commanding 
General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army 
Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
  A native of Long Beach, CA, General Timboe attended the United States 
Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he earned a Bachelor of 
Science Degree in 1968. He started his Army career as an Air Defense 
Artillery officer with assignments in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam. 
Following graduation from the University of Texas Medical School in 
1978 and his residency, Major General Timboe served with distinction in 
a variety of leadership and executive positions including the 
following: Corps Surgeon, XVIII Airborne Corps, Operation Desert Storm; 
Commanding General, 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC; Commanding 
General, Great Plains Regional Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, TX; 
culminating as the Lead Agent, TRICARE Northeast, Region 1, 
headquartered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
  In his most recent position Major General Timboe directed the 
integration of the National Capital Area Composite Health Care System 
across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard services, which 
includes 77 work centers between National Naval Medical Center, 
Bethesda, Malcom Grow Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
and their 41 Satellite facilities. Through his distinctive 
accomplishments, Major General Timboe reflected great credit upon 
himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.
  General Timboe's accomplishments and service have been recognized in 
numerous military awards. He has been awarded the Legion of Merit with 
four Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster, 
Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal, 
Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army 
Achievement Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, 
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Expert 
Field Medical Badge, Flight Surgeon Badge, U.S., British, and German 
Parachutist Badges, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
  Major General Timboe and his wife Donna are to be commended for their 
dedication and contribution to our Nation. Major General Timboe's 
service to his country has been exemplary and in the finest traditions 
of the United States Army. I extend my appreciation to General Timboe, 
and congratulate him as he retires from his distinguished military 
career. I wish him and his family well in their future endeavors as 
they enter a new phase of their lives in Texas.

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