[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    IN RECOGNITION OF DR. HENRY WALL

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
service of Dr. Henry Wall to New Mexican veterans. Dr. Wall recently 
retired from the Artesia Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic after nearly 50 years of service to meeting the health care 
needs of Artesia residents.
  Dr. Wall graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1953 and moved 
to Artesia shortly thereafter. Dr. Wall's private practice spanned from 
1955 to 1991, and he became well known for his dedication to patient 
care, as well as for his maternity practice. In fact, many Artesia 
residents remind him that ``You delivered me, my children, and my 
mom.''
  In 1989, the Artesia community-based clinic was founded. The clinic 
was an outgrowth of legislation that I sponsored to establish six 
satellite veterans outpatient centers. I believed that veterans should 
have access to quality health care at a convenient location. Dr. Wall 
also saw this opening as an opportunity to serve the veterans of 
southeastern New Mexico. He joined the clinic's staff and brought his 
care and expertise to the many veterans in the local community. Dr. 
Wall is a veteran himself, having served in the Marine Corps in World 
War II, and he understood the need to provide our Nation's veterans 
with superior health care.
  I wish to express my gratitude to Dr. Henry Wall for his years of 
service to Artesia, and to the veteran population, in particular. I 
have frequently stated that ensuring the health and well-being of the 
servicemen and women, who have placed their lives in harm's way in 
order to secure our freedoms, should be a commitment that Americans do 
not take lightly. I am proud that Dr. Wall has done his part to live up 
to this commitment. I am sincerely grateful for his service to New 
Mexico's veterans.

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