[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E545-E546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF DR. JACK SMITH

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2005

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Jack Smith for 
his outstanding courage and important service abroad as a physician in 
Afghanistan.
  After being called to duty in October 2004, Dr. Smith was sent to 
serve in the 325th medical combat unit of the United States Army. While 
in Afghanistan, he spent much of his time in platoon hospitals, often 
near dangerous combat operations. The situation required that Dr. Smith 
utilize his strong skills both as a physician and as a soldier.
  Dr. Smith recently returned to the United States to resume his 
private practice and has been welcomed with enthusiasm and admiration 
by family, friends, and coworkers. Born

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and raised in Bayonne, Dr. Smith works at the Bayonne Medical Center.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Dr. Jack Smith for 
his brave work in Afghanistan. We are grateful for his courage in the 
face of danger and his service to our country in the name of freedom.

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