January 2nd Meeting: Stacy Dunn, Executive Director of TN Right to Life and Jason Zachary, Candidate for Congress

Our Speakers for the Thursday, January 2, 2014 Club meeting  at Frullati Café  will be Stacy Dunn, Executive Director of

Tennessee Right To Life. Jason Zachary candidate for U S Congress, Second District will be speaking on his candidacy.

Come have your meal with us at Frullati Café at 6:30 pm and the meeting will start at 7:30 pm. Bring a Republican friend.

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2014 will be a very important election year.  Do not get fooled by Republicans come lately, Republicans In Name Only (RINO), or Moderates who hide under the Republican name.  Validate and challenge the records of candidate and incumbent officials.

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 11^th.   

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 (3^rd 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 (3^rd Award)

                        Army Service Ribbon

                        Overseas Service Ribbon

                        Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (2^nd 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, 121^st 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

                       

                        807^th MASH, 1^st Armored Division                            DEC 90   MAY 91

                        Operation Desert Storm                     

                        Iraq, Kuwait

                        Corps Support Command Surgeon                             NOV 92   SEP 93

332^nd Medical Brigade, Nashville, Tennessee

Commander, Medical Detachment                             OCT 93  

Operation Bright Star

Alexandria, Egypt

                        Senior Preventive Medicine Officer                           NOV 93   MAY 94

                        332^nd Medical Brigade, Nashville, Tennessee

                        Commander, 377^th 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, 4203^rd 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

                        325^th Field Hospital, Bagram Air Field

                        Afghanistan

                        Volunteer for Active Duty                                         NOV 05    MAR 06

                        Senior Trauma Surgeon

                        10^th Combat Support Hospital

                        Baghdad, Iraq