[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 197 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF THOMAS REED HAUN

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 19, 2020

  Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a special 
man, Mr. Thomas Reed Haun. Mr. Haun is part of a special group of 
heroes that served our nation during World War II. He passed away on 
November 14, 2020.
  Mr. Haun was born on July 27, 1924. He grew up in Sweetwater, 
Tennessee, where he lived until moving to Nicholasville, Kentucky for 
his final years. On August 3, 1943, he entered service in the United 
States Army. He served in the United States Army's 34th Division, 168th 
Infantry Regiment, under the command of Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark. Mr. 
Haun earned the rank of Staff Sergeant and served in the European-
African-Middle Eastern Theater. He was wounded in the Po Valley in 
northern Italy on September 29, 1944. He was shot 9 times, from 
shoulder to ankle. Mr. Haun was hospitalized for a year, first in 
Italy, then transported on a hospital ship to New York and then 
Florida. He was given an experimental drug called penicillin. Mr. Haun 
was honorably discharged on July 2, 1945. For his brave service to our 
country, he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Silver Star, and the 
Bronze Star.
  Upon returning from military service, Mr. Haun married Betty Ruth 
Ramey on October 6, 1946. They were married for 67 years. He worked as 
a manager at Sweetwater Hosiery Mill and then as a Deputy Clerk in the 
General Sessions Court. He served the people of Sweetwater and Monroe 
County on the City Commission, as a Trustee for 32 years, and as Fire 
Department Commissioner. He was a lifelong member of First Baptist 
Church. Mr. Haun was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-
grandfather.
  Mr. Haun and his fellow veterans are true heroes. As members of the 
``Greatest Generation'', they willingly served and sacrificed to 
protect and defend the freedoms that we enjoy today. I am humbled to 
honor the service of Mr. Thomas Reed Haun before the United States 
Congress.

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