[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 118 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC) ROBERT B. NEWELL, SR.

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                          HON. WALTER B. JONES

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2017

  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Lieutenant 
Colonel (LTC) Robert B. Newell, Sr., for the eleven years of his life 
that he dedicated to the Army as a surgeon, and the countless years he 
dedicated as a civilian to saving the lives of others.
  After growing up in Buffalo, NY, LTC Newell attended Colgate 
University, leaving for financial reasons before he could achieve a 
full degree. However, this did not prevent him from earning his M.D. at 
the University of Buffalo Medical School. Colgate University would 
later issue LTC Newell a degree based on his medical school credits at 
the request of his son, although LTC Newell passed away shortly before 
hearing this news.
  His service to our country started shortly after his graduation from 
medical school, when LTC Newell joined the army as a trauma surgeon 
during World War II. He saved the lives of many wounded allied soldiers 
in England, France and Germany until after the end of the war in 1946.
  LTC Newell re-enlisted in the Army in 1948 and served as a Major and 
head of the Department of Surgery at Fort Lee. He was soon advanced in 
rank to Lieutenant Colonel and dispatched to Korea, where he served as 
commanding officer of the 2nd Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) 
Unit, the 8225th. LTC Newell received the Bronze Star Medal for his 
heroic achievements and service in combat zone in Korea as part of the 
MASH Unit. He gave soldiers the immediate and encompassing care that 
saved many lives throughout his years of service. He retired from duty 
in 1953.
  Even after his time in the Army, LTC Newell continued to serve the 
community and save lives as a surgeon and as a leader. Over his long 
career, in addition to his surgical practice, he also served as the 
president of medical staffs at three different Illinois hospitals, and 
as head of the High Point Emergency room in North Carolina.
  I am here today to honor LTC Newell after his countless years of 
service to both the U.S. Army and to injured civilians. His service and 
commitment to saving lives is commendable, and he is well deserving of 
this honor. His son, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren 
still remember the great deeds and legacy of their beloved father and 
``Grandfather Beach,'' as well as the positive influence he had on 
their lives. As his grandson Danny writes, Lt. Col. Newell ``was the 
epitome of Brokaw's Greatest Generation.''

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