November 7th Meeting: Commissioner (Dr. / Col.) Richard Briggs, Candidate for State Senate District 7
Please join the Concord / Farragut Republican Club on November 7th to listen to Rick Briggs talk about military service, Knox County, and his campaign. The Club will also be recognizing the Military Veterans ahead of Veterans Day November 11th.
Time : 6:30 meal , 7:30 Meeting at Frulatti Cafe
County Commissioner Briggs: http://www.knoxcounty.org/commission/commissioners/briggs.php
Candidate Briggs: http://votebriggs.com/about/
Colonel Briggs:
MILITARY BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
BRIGGS, Richard M.
COLONEL, Medical
Corps, USAR: Date of Rank 28 JUN 1996
SOURCE AND DATE OF
COMMISSION: Direct
Appointment, 6 June 1974
TOTAL YEARS OF
COMMISSIONED SERVICE: Over 30
Years
TOTAL YEARS OF
SERVICE: Over 30 Years
MILITARY SCHOOLS
ATTENDED: Year
Combat
Casualty Care Course (C4) 1982
AMEDD
Basic Office Course 1986
AMEDD
Advanced Office Course 1986
Combat
Casualty Commanders Course (C4A) 1987
Medical
Management of Combat Chemical Casualties 1990
Army
Flight Surgery Course 1993
CIVILIAN EDUCATION:
Transylvania
College, Lexington, Kentucky
Bachelor
of Science, 1974
University of
Kentucky College of Medicine
Doctor of
Medicine, 1978
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
General
and Thoracic Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center,
Ft.
Sam, Houston, Texas, 1978-85
DECORATIONS, SERVICE MEDALS, AND BADGES:
Bronze
Star Medal
Meritorious
Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Army
Commendation Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Army
Achievement Medal
Army
Reserve Components Achievement Award with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
National
Defense Service Medal (3rd Award)
Southwest
Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars
Afghanistan
Campaign Medal
Iraq
Campaign Medal
Korea
Defense Service Medal
Armed
Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Device (3rd Award)
Army
Service Ribbon
Overseas
Service Ribbon
Army
Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (2nd Award)
Kuwait
Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait
Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Flight
Surgeon Badge
Physical
Fitness Training Badge
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF APPOINTMENTS:
2LT USAR 6 JUN 1974
1LT USAR 18 MAY 1978
CPT AUS 22 JUN 1978
MAJ AUS 22 JUN 1984
LTC USAR 21 JUN 1991
COL USAR 28 JUN 1996
CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF DUTY
ASSIGNMENTS: From To
Health
Professions Scholarship Student JUN
74 JUN 78
Active Duty U.S. Army
General and
Thoracic Surgery Residency
Brooke Army
Medical Center, San Antonio, TX JUL 78
JUN 85
Chief of
Surgery, 121st Evacuation Hospital JUL
85 AUG 86
Seoul, Korea
Assistant
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Service AUG
86 JUN 89
Brooke Army
Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Transfer to U.S. Army
Reserve
Cardiothoracic
Surgeon JUL
89 DEC 90
National
AMEDD Augmentation Detachment
Ft.
Gillem, Georgia
807th
MASH, 1st Armored Division DEC
90 MAY 91
Operation
Desert Storm
Iraq,
Kuwait
Corps
Support Command Surgeon NOV
92 SEP 93
332nd
Medical Brigade, Nashville, Tennessee
Commander,
Medical Detachment OCT
93
Operation
Bright Star
Alexandria,
Egypt
Senior
Preventive Medicine Officer NOV
93 MAY 94
332nd
Medical Brigade, Nashville, Tennessee
Commander,
377th Combat Support Hospital MAY
94 OCT 96
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
Commander,
U.S. Medical Support Group AUG
97 SEP 97
Attached
to Columbian Army
Ismeralde
Province
Colunbia
Commander,
4203rd U.S. Army Hospital OCT
96 OCT 98
Nashville,
Tennessee
Retired from U.S. Army Reserve OCT
1999
Volunteer
for Active Duty MAY
04 AUG 04
Chief,
Professional Services
325th
Field Hospital, Bagram Air Field
Afghanistan
Volunteer
for Active Duty NOV
05 MAR 06
Senior
Trauma Surgeon
10th
Combat Support Hospital
Baghdad,
Iraq
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