[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12912]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN BURSON

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend a brave and giving 
man from my district, Dr. John Burson.
  Dr. Burson is the CEO of Chattahoochee Healthcare in Carrollton, 
Georgia; and he was recently honored with a Healthcare Hero award for 
his selfless efforts on behalf of injured civilians in Iraq.
  As a physician myself, I know many doctors but few with the tenacity 
of Dr. Burson. At age 71, he packed his bag for Baghdad, where he 
worked all during the day at the United States Embassy clinic and by 
night at the Combat Support Hospital treating injured Iraqi citizens. 
He even treated ABC news anchor Bob Woodward after he was injured by a 
roadside bomb.
  Dr. Burson is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States 
Army Reserves, where he spent 30 years serving our country. Thankfully, 
his retirement from the Reserves has not ended his commitment to 
service. In fact, Dr. Burson traveled to Iraq last November so he could 
relieve younger military doctors who wanted to spend the Christmas 
holidays with their families.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Burson has used his skill and passion to improve the 
lives of patients from Georgia and Iraq; and I ask you to join me in 
saluting this brave American.

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