[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



IN SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO DOCTOR DENNIS ALAN VIDMAR ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
  RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES 
                                  NAVY

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2000

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
pay special tribute to an outstanding member of our armed forces. 
Tomorrow, Friday, June 9, 2000, Dr. Dennis Alan Vidmar will conclude 
his illustrious twenty-eight year career of service in the United 
States Navy.
  Mr. Speaker, Dennis Vidmar was born in Cleveland, Ohio in August of 
1950. He attended Case Western Reserve University and received his 
Bachelor of Science and MD degrees from the Ohio State University. In 
1972, Dr. Vidmar began his military service as a First Division Officer 
aboard the U.S.S. Detroit. For the next twenty-eight years, Dr. Vidmar 
would devote his energy and talents to the field of medicine and to the 
service of his nation.
  Currently, Dr. Vidmar serves as a Captain in the United States Navy 
Medical Corps in the Dermatology Department at the National Naval 
Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. In addition, Dr. Vidmar is a 
Professor of Military Medicine and Dermatology in the Department of 
Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of 
the Health Sciences.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Dennis Vidmar has truly been an asset to the 
profession of medicine and to the United States Navy. His excellent 
care and unselfish dedication in directing the Dermatology Department 
have proven invaluable in the treatment of his patients. Dr. Vidmar has 
been published more than thirty times in various military and medical 
journals. Clearly, Dr. Vidmar's work has been outstanding and his 
efforts admirable. To honor his service, he has been awarded the Navy 
Achievement Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal.
  Mr. Speaker, it is often said that success of America is due in part 
to the dedicated efforts of her sons and daughters. Dr. Dennis Vidmar 
has spent a large part of his life furthering the profession of 
medicine and honorably serving his nation in the United States Navy. 
While his work will be sorely missed, we wish him the very best in all 
of his future endeavors. At this time, I would urge my colleagues of 
the 106th Congress to stand and join me in paying special tribute to 
Dr. Dennis Vidmar--an outstanding doctor, a dedicated Naval officer, 
and a true American hero.

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