[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E98]
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                     IN HONOR OF JOHN ROBERT MILLER

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 29, 2020

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of 
World War II veteran John Robert Miller of Barren County, Kentucky.
   After growing up in Freedom, Kentucky, John Robert volunteered for 
the Army when he was just eighteen years old in June 1941. He served in 
the Pacific theater until World War II concluded in 1945. During his 
Army service, John Robert rose to the rank of technical sergeant in an 
artillery unit, and he witnessed General Douglas MacArthur stepping off 
the landing craft to make his triumphant return to the Philippines.
   Following his service in the Army, John Robert became a fixture in 
the Barren County community. He married his wife Christine in 1945, and 
they were married for 67 years until her death in 2013. John Robert was 
a farmer with hogs, corn, and tobacco, and he also worked as a crop 
insurance adjuster. John Robert served as a Magistrate on the Barren 
County Fiscal Court for three years, and he has served as an Election 
Commissioner since 1993. In 2016, John Robert was awarded the Patriot 
Award by Barren County Veteran's Association, and he was inducted into 
the Alumni Hall of Honor for Barren County Schools.
   I thank John Robert for his service to our country and to our 
community.

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