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Subject = LTR  TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE DENTAL CARE SYSTEM   APR 91          

Box ID = BX003207

Folder Title = CHIEF DENTAL CORPS MEMO                                                                         

Unit = OTSG        

Parent Org = HSC         





                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                                             CHIEF, DENTAL CORPS
                                              5109 LEESBURG PIKE
                                          FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041-3258



                      Ott piy Iro
                    nhsrle Irloof or                                       3 March L991



                    TO rwm PERsaotEL IN THE NTAM OF OPERBMCKS



                        Today w ac3mowledge the 80th Anniversary of the A=V Dental o@rps.
                    itr.n all personnel return from the M)GatP-r 04. Q@exatia-xs, w will
                    celebrate. Not until then! Right rcw, based on fregwnt reports          from
                    OOL,I, Payne, ODL English w-4 COL Tsoulist w appreciate the absolute
                    dedication and truly outstanding %mrk all dental personnel are doing
                    Southwzt Asia.

                        Tne traditional anniversary ball in VbE@,.3.ng-.on .w cw=lled and in
                    its place w held three meetings on rxiday, I mu-ch. 71wy %,P-m for all
                    dental personnel and spouses at Ft Belvoir "r'NwIAC, 1-@--tp-r Feed (DL%CAC,
                    ADL, USAMR) and Ft Fjeade DL-.IM. Elaine and 1, and COL Jin Fay and
                    Diane, visited each site. I ad(L-essed each group w,.th a su7rary of
                    information on hcw our 160 Dental Officers and over 200 NCOs and
                    Enlisted Soldiers Care deployed in Saudi Arabia. I passed around a book
                    of pictures from you and read excerpts fran many letters. I sw)g your
                    praises frcrn information received from your dental leaders, medical
                    leaders and line oa@rwclp--s. You all are doing a t--4y cutstarding job
                    under very diffictat and dw)gerous conditions. You rake us p-oud.'

                         The liA tem@m have deployed and while our total number is less than
                    doctrine, you have risen to the task. Support for the 18th AR4 Corps
                    by LTC Leeds and the 257th 1-596 Det (FA) and VII Corps by COL Burecn
                    and the 87th Med Det (HA) has been sunrb. The EAC s7apport by OOL Art
                    C:ogler " the 122nd Med (Hh) " COL Dan Pru&,a a.-4 the 123rd Fied Det
                    OiA) has been fantastic under the oxtond and control of ODL Jerry.
                    rnglish, 2nd W (AI). COL Englis@tit W FbWrs and YSC Fcgers have
                    risen to the occasion and excelled. COL Fred Payne, CERIO@M Dental
                    Surc
                       .m@m, has done an outstar&M job supporting ym and coordinating
                    with CRUCCH and rV office. COL Payne " ODL English have provided
                    information on the out-staraing efforts of the mny or&l virgrx= who
                    deployed on short notice. Ihey are a credit to both the Dental Corps
                    WA Vv hospitals they sexvim.

                         info=ation continues to roll in on the great job being done by
                    NoOs and enlisted and general denta.1 officers in divisims, hospitals
                        other units. Vb are prow of you all!

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