[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 186 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING MIKE BARBOUR OF THE VETERANS FOR FOREIGN WARS AND THE AMERICAN 
                   LEGION POST 43 UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 30, 2020

  Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mike Barbour, who is 
retiring from his position as the Service Officer for Veterans for 
Foreign Wars and the American Legion Post 43. With a long and 
illustrious career serving our country in Vietnam and advocating for 
veterans in Naperville and Aurora, Mike has distinguished himself as a 
valuable and dedicated member of the community.
  Mike served with the U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam. Since 1994, 
he has devoted his time to educating veterans and their families about 
benefits and health care they can receive from the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA). As an honorary board member for Naperville 
Responds for Veterans, Mike has served as an important resource for 
veterans by helping to share their stories to the younger generation.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mike 
Barbour's exemplary service to the veterans of Naperville and Aurora 
and congratulating him on a prominent career.

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