[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 109 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        COMMANDER JAMES B. MILLS

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                            HON. KEVIN HERN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2019

  Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, this week, I welcomed to 
my office a family of constituents in town to celebrate the life and 
legacy of a fallen war hero at Arlington National Cemetery.
  The Geiger family traveled here to honor the life of their relative 
Commander James B. Mills, who died more than 50 years ago while serving 
in the Navy.
  Commander Mills' plane disappeared from radar just past midnight on 
September 21, 1966. No distress call was heard, no one saw the plane go 
down, and extensive aerial searches yielded no clues as to what 
happened to Commander Mills and his copilot James Bauder.
  For more than 50 years, Commander Mills' family had no closure on his 
loss, until about a year ago when his remains were found off the coast 
of Vietnam.
  This week, Commander Mills was honored with a burial at the Arlington 
National Cemetery attended by more than 300 people who came to 
celebrate his life and finally put Commander Mills to rest in his home 
country as the hero he is. Commander Mills and his loved ones have 
found peace at last.

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