[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK D. SCULLEY

 Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
a fellow Texan, Major General Patrick D. Sculley of the U.S. Army 
Dental Corps. Major General Sculley has served our country for 29 years 
in a number of senior positions. His distinguished career culminated 
with his appointment to be Deputy Surgeon General of the Army and 
Chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps.
  As the deputy surgeon general, Major General Sculley provided 
exceptional leadership and oversight of all Army healthcare facilities 
and biomedical research activities. His efforts facilitated the highest 
quality healthcare for military beneficiaries while ensuring health 
readiness and a deployable medical force.
  As the chief of the U.S. Army Dental Corps, he implemented a 
worldwide Dental Care Optimization Program that significantly increased 
the dental readiness of military personnel and improved the dental 
health of America's Army. While still a colonel, he was integral to the 
establishment of the U.S. Army Dental Command and was its first 
commander. Throughout the nearly three decades of service to our 
country, Major General Sculley emphasized personal involvement with his 
junior officers. His leadership by example has been instrumental in the 
retention of quality dental officers.
  I would like to commend Pat and his wife, Peggy, for their unwavering 
dedication to the United States and the Army and thank them for their 
service. They have served our Nation with distinction and in the finest 
traditions of the U.S. Army. I wish them well in future endeavors as 
they enter a new phase of their lives in Texas. May God continue to 
bless Major General Sculley and his family and may God bless 
America.

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