a Brother Alvin Bryant Promoted to General THE MILITARY BEAT
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Hampton, Virginia Surgeon Nets a Star In The Army Reserve
GENERAL'S STARS—Brigadier General Alvin Bryant receives his stars from Major General Richard E. Collier. 310th TAACOM Commander, left, and Colonel Wilbert Bryant, BG Bryant's brother, right, at a promotion ceremony at Fort Belvoir, VA. (US. Army photo) Brother Alvin Bryant, an active member of Zeta Lambda Chapter, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on April 17, 1988. The ceremony was held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Brother Bryant is currently Brigadier General Alvin Bryant, Deputy Commanding General of the 310th Theater Army Area Command (TAACOM), United States Army Reserve, with headquarters in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His general's stars were pinned by Major General Richard E. Collier. Dr. Bryant, a Hampton, Virginia surgeon, has served as an infantry and ordnance officer during his active Army and Army Reserve career. He continued to serve as an officer while receiving his professional medical education and establishing his surgical practice. He has been deputy commander of the 310th TAACOM since August 1987. He served as commander of the 300th Area Support Group since September 1984. His civilian career has included substantial community service, most recently as President of the Virginia Division of the American Cancer Society. He is also director The Sphinx/Fall 1988
of the Task Force on Cancer Among Minorities in Virginia's First and Second Congressional Districts. He is Chairman of the Peninsula Institute for Community Health, which serves 15,000 to 20,000 residents of the Newport News, Virginia area. Dr. Bryant is a member of the board of the Area Health Center, which encourages the use of health professionals in training to provide health care in underserved areas. A native of Miami, Florida, Dr. Bryant was commissioned in 1959 through the ROTC programs at Florida A&M University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He also received a Master of Science degree in Zoology from Purdue University. His Doctorate of Medicine was achieved at Howard University. Brother Bryant is a golden exemplification of ". . . service to all . . ." and transcending all. His life is ". . . spent in service not in scorn . . . " As a premier general and surgeon, he will " . . . help uplift the lives of wholesome youth . . . " We salute the epitome of an Alpha Man!! —Brother Fred H. Langley Page 23