[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 2 (Monday, January 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E3]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DECEMBER VETERAN OF THE MONTH--MITCH REED

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                            HON. KEVIN HERN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 4, 2021

  Mr. HERN. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the First District of 
Oklahoma's December Veteran of the Month, Mitch Reed.
  He served in an armored personnel carrier in the United States Army, 
Mitch Reed honorably served our nation. Mitch continues to serve his 
fellow veterans through his volunteer work with the Military Order of 
the Purple Heart and the Military History Center in Broken Arrow.
  Mitch Reed served in the Vietnam War. He is the recipient of two 
Purple Hearts among other awards. He continues to serve veterans in our 
community and advocate for programs to honor them through the Military 
Order of the Purple Heart. His efforts led to the designation of Broken 
Arrow as a Purple Heart City and Tulsa County as a Purple Heart County. 
A designation that shows our community's gratitude to our veterans and 
those currently serving in our military.
  He answered the call to defend freedom across the globe and 
sacrificed whatever was necessary in the name of that noble cause. It 
is my honor to recognize Mitch Reed as the 1st Congressional District 
of Oklahoma's December Veteran of the Month.

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