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Senate
Resolution 796
By:
Senators Tarver of the 22nd, Powell of the 23rd, Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th,
Douglas of the 17th and Starr of the 44th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Dr. Rich Jadick; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Rich Jadick, a lieutenant commander in the United States Marine Corps and a
urology resident at the Medical College of Georgia, has been awarded a Bronze
Star with a Combat 'V' for Valor for his heroic actions in November, 2004,
during Operation al-Fajr in Fallujah, Iraq; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Jadick, the lead medical officer traveling with the 1st Battalion, 8th
Marine Regiment, valiantly led his team into the city to ensure that injured
soldiers received resuscitative care as swiftly as possible; and
WHEREAS,
while most field hospitals are operated in safe areas several miles from the
battlefield, Dr. Jadick feared the critically wounded could not survive the trip
and instead devised a plan to most effectively reach casualties;
and
WHEREAS,
the only physician in Fallujah, Dr. Jadick traveled into the heart of the urban
battle with armored ambulances to treated the wounded, braving rocket-propelled
grenades and small-arms fire to reach his fallen comrades; and
WHEREAS,
Dr.
Jadicḱs
team saw more than 90 U.S. combat casualties in an 11 day period, in addition to
treating countless Iraqi soldiers and civilians with no other means of medical
support; and
WHEREAS,
Dr.
Jadicḱs
lifesaving actions in Fallujah truly epitomize heroism, and no one could be more
worthy of one of the Marine
Corpś
most prestigious awards than this courageous and selfless
physician.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending Dr. Rich Jadick on being awarded a Bronze Star with a Combat 'V' for
Valor and thank him for his most outstanding service to the United
States.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Rich Jadick.