[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING LIEUTENANT GENERAL PATRICIA D. HOROHO

                                  _____
                                 

                         HON. BRAD R. WENSTRUP

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 17, 2015

  Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, Primum Non Nocere: Above all, do no harm.
  Today we honor the service of Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, 
the United States' 43rd Surgeon General of the Army.
  Lt. Gen. Horoho, the first woman and first nurse to serve in the 
role, boasts a remarkable record of service to our nation and the 
medical profession.
  Serving at all levels of leadership of Army Medicine, her service 
includes deployments in Haiti and Kabul, Afghanistan. In the United 
States, she has served as Chief of the Army Nurse Corps among other 
roles.
  Any recognition would be incomplete without highlighting her heroic 
service on September 11, 2001. Working in the Pentagon, she rushed to 
triage wounded victims in the immediate hours following the attack.
  Lt. Gen Horoho's service is recognized with four of the highest 
honors awarded by the United States: the Distinguished Service Medal, 
the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Army Meritorious 
Service Medal.
  She exhibits the highest standards of integrity, moral character, and 
professional excellence. Also a recipient of the Order of Military 
Medical Merit Medallion, an award presented to those who demonstrate 
the in their service to the Army Medical Department.
  For those in military medicine, Lt. Gen. Horoho says it best: ``In 
every conflict the U.S. Army has fought, Army Medicine has stood 
shoulder to shoulder with our fighting forces, supporting those who are 
putting their lives on the line to defend our freedom.''
  Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, our grateful nation thanks you, and salutes 
you, for your service to us all.