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Show comments HILL TOP TIMES July 10, 1987 pQGrfD ? CdDuI?S (J?00(KiDS DqdDv (? 0?D(3(3DD Holiday celebrates foundation of beliefs By Ralph C. Jensen Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office he Fourth of July is over for another year. The pomp and circumstance of .the Independence Day celebration has passed. Reflections of the day indicate that freedom rings in America. With all its gaiety, the Fourth is a day for Americans to let loose and celebrate. The sounds of freedom ring clear and this holiday, like no other, brings the precious quantity of liberty to the homefront. With the turmoil that exists around the globe, there is comfort in knowing that Americans have the right to choose as they wish, to work where they desire and enjoy the recreation of their pleasure. Like no other, America is a melting pot of freedom expressions and we often take for granted the liberties of truth and right. Americans are like no other on this holiday as groups of people line the city streets watching floats and bands, Model T cars and horses, all in . celebration of freedom. We often overlook the battles fought by our forefathers in defense of their own dream that envisioned us, their ancestors, as a free people. Like the celebrations of 1976 and 1986, this country is celebrating the very foundation of our beliefs, the strength of the United States Constitution. It is a document that has stood proud and strong for more than two centuries. Through our diligence of keeping the constitution aloof from the iconoclast, our freedoms are guaranteed. Although- the Fourth of July comes but once a year, it is a holiday that rings throughout the calendar year. The sacredness of freedom is not. only a treasure of the past, but an obligation of the future. Let freedom ring with all its splendor and glory until the Fourth of July, 1988. per-son- el - America's physicians in uniform have always been leaders aa here are men and class es of men that stand out; the soldier and the sailor... and the physician almost as a rule." With these words written by Robert Louis Stevenson, President Ronald Reagan ushered in a historical moment for graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the nation's military medical school. It was the first time a president had been the commencement speaker at graduation exercises held, appropriately, on Armed Forces Day. Amid the splendor and of chandeliers the concert crystal hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., 155 new military physicians and more than 2,000 family, friends and the university's staff members listened to the president laud the graduates and military doc- ...our physicians in failed us. President Reagan 99 lines of medical treatment, even while under fire. He cited Army Maj. Walter tablished the Army and Navy medi- cal services in 1775, patriots like these men and women and like you, have carried their powers of healing onto battlefields... all around the world. Their accomplishments reach into almost every area of medicine." The president acknowledged America's military doctors' leadership in pushing forward the battle . Reed's discovery of the cause of yellow fever and today's research in computer graphics tools for medical teaching and research. He said, "America's physicians in uniform have always been leaders... and since its first class, USUHS itself has found a place as a leader in American medicine. "You prepared yourselves to treat patients anywhere in the world, under any circumstances, because yours is the only medical school in America that trains physicians to be ready for duty at the bottom of the ocean or on the surface of the moon and anyplace in between." The president noted the high , caliber of all of today's military has something to do recruits: with patriotism, service. It's again a proud thing to wear the uniforms of the United States. It's again a noble thing to serve in the cause of freedom and the defense of liberty around the world." He recalled Gen. Douglas MacAr-thur- 's farewell address to the "long gray line" of the West Point cadets. The long gray line has never failed It join that company. "And so, as your commander in chief, I say to you today, on behalf of a grateful country, good luck, magic words: duty, honor, country.' uniform ha ve never red-velv- et tors everywhere. The president said, "Today, you enter one of the oldest and most honored ranks in the service of America's freedom.... Yes, ever since the Continental Congress es- us. Were you to do so, a million ghosts... would rise from their, white crosses thundering those 66 "Duty, honor, country the motto of West Point" the president concluded. "And like the men and women of West Point... our physicians in uniform have never failed us. They have been ready when called... to give the last full measure of their devotion and you now . congratulations, Godspeed." And with these last words , the president faced the audience, clicked his heels and saluted the graduates. Editor's note: This article is courtesy of Armed Forces Press Service. ? 1 (SO The following letter was received from CMSgt. James J. Mallock, a first sergeant in the 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, relaying his appreciation to personnel in the Emergency Room of U.S. Air Force Hospital, Hill: "On 20 June 1987 at about 2:30 p.m., I went to the Emergency Room with a broken wrist. I was met by a team of the finest emergency room medical technicians I have ever seen in my years in the U.S. Air Force. Needless to say, I was thoroughly impressed with the attention I received from: SSgt. Frank Hartig, Sgt. Pedro Gonzalez, Amn. Paul Topal, Amn. Benjamin Roberts, Mrs. Sara Keffer and Dr. Reme Iway. "All of these folks immediately responded to the challenge. They worked quickly, yet deliberately in easing the intense pain. Each team member was professional and sympathetic towards an old chief who shouldn't be playing softball to start with. ' "My situation wasn't a life or death situation, but to me it was serious enough. I'm glad to say the hospital 'ER Folks' mentioned above are the best at what they do and am proud to be on the same team. Thanks again for making a very painful situation bearable." 29-pl- us r Published by MorMedia, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Hill AFB. Thie commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorised publication for members of the U.S. military eerviCM. Contents of the Hill Top Times are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. gumuiueat. the Department of Defense or the Depart ment of the Air Force. The appearance of advertisements in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or MorMedia, Inc. of the products or services advertised. 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