[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 108 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4324-H4325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING JUNE VETERAN OF THE MONTH, BEN TROUT

  (Mr. ALFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALFORD. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to honor our June Veteran of 
the Month for the Fourth Congressional District of the great State of 
Missouri, Ben Trout, a Vietnam war veteran.

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  Mr. Trout enlisted in the Marines and was a sergeant in the Fifth 
Marine Division in eastern Asia during the Vietnam war. He was also 
selected for the Naval Enlisted Scientific Educational Program leading 
to a Marine Corps regular officer commission.
  Mr. Trout completed the electrical engineering program through ROTC 
at the University of Missouri before being commissioned to a second 
lieutenant and later designated an infantry officer.
  During his first assignment, First Marine Division, First Regiment, 
he fought in the northern sector of south Vietnam. He received multiple 
wounds and upon release from the hospital, Lieutenant Trout limited his 
duty to stateside and later retired. Upon retiring, he moved to 
Columbia, Missouri, and added a new civil engineering degree, in 
addition to his previous electrical engineering degree.
  He now owns and operates an engineering design company that he 
founded. They design, manufacture, program, install, and service 
computerized temperature controls. He has been in business for 44 years 
and is still the sole stockholder, lead director, and president of the 
company.
  Madam Speaker, I thank Lieutenant Trout for all he does.

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