[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E418]
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                        A TRIBUTE TO DR. JADICK

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                          HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 2006

  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, there is a physician in my district who 
deserves the thanks of our Nation and this Congress for his actions in 
combat in Iraq.
  Naval Commander Rich Jadick, MD, of the Medical College of Georgia in 
Augusta deployed to Iraq in the summer of 2004. He arrived just in time 
for the Battle of Fallujah, the heaviest urban combat American troops 
have endured in a generation.
  Newsweek Magazine quotes Dr. Jadick's commander, Lt. Col. Mark Winn, 
that as a direct result of Dr. Jadick's courageous actions under fire, 
at least 30 U.S. Marines were saved from death.
  During just 30 days of combat, Dr. Jadick treated over 600 Marines 
and Iraqi soldiers and civilians. He established a forward aide station 
well advanced beyond the safety limit prescribed for combat medical 
personnel. His courage in ignoring the danger to himself in order to 
provide life-saving treatment for wounded personnel led to his being 
awarded the Bronze Star with a ``V'' for valor.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of the Ninth Congressional 
District of Georgia, I commend and thank Dr. Jadick for his heroism and 
extraordinary service to his Nation and his fellow man.

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