[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 110 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1070-E1071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING COLONEL LAWRENCE CROZIER

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                           HON. BETO O'ROURKE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 8, 2016

  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Colonel Lawrence E. Crozier on his retirement from the United States 
Army after 30 years of service to our country. An esteemed and 
respected member of the Army Nurse Corps, Colonel Crozier most recently 
served as the Deputy Commander for Patient Service and Nursing at Fort 
Bliss' William Beaumont Medical Center in my district of El Paso, 
Texas. In this capacity, Colonel Crozier was instrumental in day-to-day 
operations of the Department of Defense's largest medical treatment 
facility, comprised of more than 3,700 staff members and 72,000 
beneficiaries. He also played an integral role in strengthening the 
relationship between Fort Bliss and the El Paso community.
  Colonel Crozier's distinguished career began in 1986 at Fort Gordon, 
Georgia and included time in Germany; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Hood, 
Texas; Fort Stewart, Georgia; and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. During this 
time, Colonel Crozier deployed to both Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia in 
support of humanitarian missions and to Iraq in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom. During his time in Iraq, Colonel Crozier served as the 
Chief Operating Room Nurse at Baghdad's 86th Combat Support Hospital, 
where he led a team of nurses and

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medics in performing hundreds of lifesaving surgeries for our service 
members.
  As Colonel Crozier embarks on a new chapter in life, it is my hope 
that he and his family may recall, with a deep sense of pride and 
accomplishment, the outstanding contributions he has made to the 
William Beaumont Army Medical Center and to the United States Army. I 
would like to send him my best wishes for continued success in his 
future endeavors.

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