[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 137 (Thursday, October 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1940]
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   ON THE RETIREMENT OF COL. ROBERT G. HICKS, USA, AFTER 30 YEARS OF 
         DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 17, 2002

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize the outstanding career of Col. Robert G. Hicks who is 
currently the Executive Director for Public Health, Safety, and 
Security for the Defense Commissary Agency at Fort Lee, Virginia.
  Colonel Hicks will retire after 30 years of distinguished service in 
the U.S. Army and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him 
for his selfless service to the Army and to the United States of 
America.
  Colonel Hicks was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on May 18, 1949, and 
earned a Bachelors of Science Degree from Presbyterian College in 
Clinton, South Carolina. He received a four-year Army ROTC scholarship 
and later received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in June 1971 
as a Distinguished Military Graduate. In 1975, he received his 
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia, and a 
Masters in Food Technology from Texas A&M University in June 1989.
  During his long and distinguished career Colonel Hicks has enjoyed 
assignments in Omaha, Nebraska, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Defense 
Supply Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Hague, The Netherlands, 
The AMEDD Academy of Health Sciences in San Antonio, Texas, and as 
Commander of the 64th Medical Detachment in Landstuhl, Germany.
  Colonel Hicks' military education includes the AMEDD Officer Advance 
Course and the Command and General Staff College. Additionally, Colonel 
Hicks is Board Certified in Veterinary Preventive Medicine, and a 
recipient of The Army Surgeon General's ``A'' Proficiency Designator 
and the AMEDD Order of Military Medical Merit.
  Colonel Hicks' other military awards include the Defense Meritorious 
Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal 
with three oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal, and the 
Humanitarian Medal.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, and Colonel 
Hicks' many friends and family in saluting this distinguished officer's 
lifetime of service. Colonel Hicks is the very embodiment of patriotism 
and it is fitting that the House of Representatives honors him on this 
day.

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