[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 195 (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING WILLIAM WOODARD BUTLER VETERAN OF THE YEAR

  (Ms. McCLELLAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor a lifetime of 
service of one of my constituents, Colonel William Woodard Butler, the 
2025 Veteran of the Year for Virginia's Fourth Congressional District.
  With over 38 years of service between Active Duty and the Reserves, 
Colonel Butler has devoted his military career and beyond to improving 
the lives of our servicemembers, advancing medical research, and giving 
back to his community.
  Colonel Butler completed two overseas deployments, one to Okinawa and 
another to Qatar. He has over 980 hours of flight time, of which 65 are 
in combat.
  He then rounded out his military career as a professor of aerospace 
medicine at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine.
  In addition to this, he now serves as an active member of his 
community, as a trustee for the John Randolph Foundation, and as a 
member of the city of Hopewell's planning commission.
  He helped establish a permanently endowed scholarship for 
Chesterfield, Hopewell, and Prince George students pursuing a medical 
career.
  I thank Colonel Butler for his service to our Nation and admire all 
he has done to improve the lives of those in our community, 
Commonwealth, and country. I am honored to name him the 2025 Veteran of 
the Year for Virginia's Fourth Congressional District.

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