Obama nominates E.E. Smith grad for Army surgeon general (She is an RN)
Posted over 14 years ago by Stanley F Whittaker
By Henry Cuningham Military editor
President Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, a 1978 graduate of E.E. Smith High School, to be the Army surgeon general, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
Horoho, a registered nurse, is the daughter of F. Paul Dallas of Fayetteville.
The nomination, which must be confirmed by the Senate, includes promotion to the rank of three-star general.
The Office of the Surgeon General is in Falls Church, Va. As the senior officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department, the surgeon general provides advice and assistance to the Army secretary and chief of staff on health care matters.