Patricia D. Horoho (née Dallas; born March 21, 1960) is a retired

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who served as the 43rd

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and Commanding General of the

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. She was the second female

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officer to hold the title of Army surgeon general but the first to be appointed and hold the position for a full term. In 2016, she was inducted into the United States Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame.

Early life and education

Horoho was born in

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on March 21, 1960, and attended St. Ann Catholic School and St. Patrick Catholic School in

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. She graduated from E.E. Smith High School in 1978.Cuningham, Henry
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. May 5, 2011. She earned her

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from the

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in 1982 and the

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as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist from the

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in 1992.University of Pittsburgh Names Eight New Legacy Laureates
''University of Pittsburgh News''. October 21, 2007.

Military career

In 1994, Horoho was the head nurse of the emergency room at

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. She treated the wounded in the aftermath of the

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. Horoho was recognized as a Nurse Hero by the

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on September 14, 2002, for her actions during the September 11 attacks, during which she raced "from her desk" to give first-aid to 75 victims." ''U.S. Army Medical Department''. March 2010.Gregory, Hamilton.
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. 2005. P. 2 Among her military awards are the

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, the

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medallion,

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with two

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with 6 oak leaf clusters,

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with three oak leaf clusters, and the

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with one oak leaf cluster. She was also recognized as a Legacy Laureate by the University of Pittsburgh in 2007. Horoho has served as commander of: * DeWitt Army Community Hospital in

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, Virginia (2004–2006), * Walter Reed Health Care System in Washington D.C. (2007–2008), * Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington (2008–2009), * Western Regional Medical Command, based in Fort Lewis, Washington (2008–2010), and *

, as

(December 2011 – December 3, 2015). Horoho was succeeded by Lieutenant General

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on 11 December 2015. Horoho retired from the Army on 1 February 2016.

Awards and recognitions

Personal life

Horoho is the daughter of retired army officer Frank Dallas and Josephine Dallas. She is married to retired Colonel Ray Horoho, and they have two children. She has one brother, Ed Dallas, and one sister, Nancy Dallas (now Boatner). She received an honorary degree from

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.http://www.nyit.edu/index.php/faculty_staff_updates/nyit_announces_honorary_degree_recipients/

References

External links

*https://health.mil/News/Articles/2016/09/12/Medical-Response-to-9-11-Patricia-Horoho-and-Malcolm-Nance – description of actions on September 11. {{DEFAULTSORT:Horoho, Patricia People from Fayetteville, North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni Surgeons General of the United States Army Female generals of the United States Army 1960 births Living people American nurses American women nurses Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) People from Fort Bragg, North Carolina Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) 21st-century American women