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词条 Patricia Horoho
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Awards and recognitions

  4. Personal life

  5. References

  6. External links

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Patricia D. Horoho (born 1960) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and was the 43rd U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. She was the first woman and first Nurse Corps Officer to hold those appointments.

Early life and education

Horoho was born in Fort Bragg in 1960, and attended St. Ann Catholic School and St. Patrick Catholic School in Fayetteville, North Carolina and graduated from E.E. Smith High School in 1978.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and the Master of Science Degree as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992.[2]

Career

In 1994, Horoho was the head nurse of the emergency room at Womack Army Medical Center. She treated the wounded in the aftermath of the Green Ramp disaster.[1]

Horoho was recognized as a Nurse Hero by the American Red Cross on September 14, 2002, for her actions during the September 11 attacks for giving first-aid to 75 victims.[3][4] Among her military awards are the Distinguished Service Medal, the Order of Military Medical Merit medallion, Legion of Merit (2 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), and the Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC).[3] She was also recognized as a Legacy Laureate by the University of Pittsburgh in 2007.[2]

Horoho has served as Commander of:

  • DeWitt Army Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (2004–2006),
  • Walter Reed Health Care System in Washington D.C. (2007–2008),
  • Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington (2008–2009),[5]
  • Western Regional Medical Command, based in Fort Lewis, Washington (2008–2010), and
  • United States Army Medical Command, as Surgeon General of the United States Army (December 2011–December 3, 2015).[6]

She was succeeded by Lieutenant General Nadja West on 11 December 2015.[7] Horoho retired from the Army on 1 February 2016.

Awards and recognitions

Army Staff Identification Badge
Basic Army Recruiter Badge
United States Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) Combat Service Identification Badge
Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Distinctive Unit Insignia
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Army Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}}Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}Bronze Star
number=6|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Meritorious Service Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster
number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg|width=60}}Joint Meritorious Unit Award
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}}Superior Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}National Defense Service Medal with one service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg|width=60}}Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one service star
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}}Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg|width=60}}Humanitarian Service Medal
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=ResMedRib.svg|width=60}}Armed Forces Reserve Medal
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}Army Service Ribbon
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg|width=60}}NATO Medal for service with ISAF
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg|width=60}}Legion of Honor (France), Knight[8]
Order of Military Medical Merit

Personal life

Horoho is the daughter of retired Army officer Frank Dallas and Josephine Dallas. She is married to retired Col. Ray Horoho, and they have two children. She has one brother, Ed Dallas, and one sister, Nancy Dallas (now Boatner).[9] She received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology.[10]

References

1. ^Cuningham, Henry. Obama nominates E.E. Smith grad for Army surgeon general Fayetteville Observer. May 5, 2011.
2. ^"University of Pittsburgh Names Eight New Legacy Laureates"
University of Pittsburgh News. October 21, 2007.
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://armymedicine.mil/leaders/horoho.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-12-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052653/http://armymedicine.mil/leaders/horoho.html |archivedate=2012-04-26 |df= }}"
U.S. Army Medical Department. March 2010.
4. ^Gregory, Hamilton.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=rqw5DVE-r_gC&q=%22Patricia+Horoho%22&dq=%22Patricia+Horoho%22&hl=en&ei=aWfBTZTSC8rRrQeMkciUCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ Public speaking for college and career]. McGraw-Hill. 2005. P. 2
5. ^Bernton, Hal, "Army Whistle-Blower Fights To Clear Name",
Seattle Times, 14 August 2011, p. 1.
6. ^http://www.fayobserver.com/military/trailblazing-fayetteville-native-relinquishes-army-surgeon-general-post/article_7d2eac36-ad93-5478-a4ee-da62bb88e82e.html
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/12/14/army-welcomes-new-surgeon-general/77287932/|title=Army welcomes new surgeon general|first=Staff|last=Report|date=7 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=8 April 2018}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=U.S. Army Surgeon General honored by French government|url=http://www.army.mil/article/114845/|publisher=army.mil|date=November 12, 2013}}
9. ^{{Citation | title = As Army Surgeon General, Horoho Pioneers Leadership for Nurses and Women | newspaper = Pitt Nurse | pages = 3–4 | year = Spring 2012 | url = http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/pitt_nurse/archive/pittnurse_spring2012.pdf }}
10. ^http://www.nyit.edu/index.php/faculty_staff_updates/nyit_announces_honorary_degree_recipients/{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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External links

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