[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H4687-H4688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING ROBERT BENTLEY

  (Mr. Taylor of Ohio was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. TAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a homegrown 
veteran and great American hero, Mr. Robert Bentley.
  Known as ``Bob'' by his friends and family, Mr. Bentley was a student 
at Jefferson High School in Adams County, Ohio, in 1968, when he made 
the courageous decision to leave school and answer the call to serve 
his country as a teenager.
  After attending basic and advanced military training, Bob served in 
Vietnam as a Specialist 4 in the United States Army from April 1969 to 
December 1970. Bob joined countless young Americans who set aside their 
own personal ambitions to defend the Nation they loved. His honorable 
service left a lasting legacy in his family, community, and our great 
Buckeye State.
  I am proud to not only commend Bob for his selfless service but to 
congratulate him for being awarded an honorary high school diploma by 
the Adams County Ohio Valley School Board in recognition of his 
sacrifice and dedication. My staff was honored to attend

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his ceremony and present him with a congressional commendation as well.
  We congratulate Bob. This year, his high school education is 
complete.
  Veterans like Bob continue to inspire those in southern Ohio and the 
whole Nation through outstanding courage, deep patriotism, and 
remarkable selflessness. It is heroes like him that preserve our 
Nation's values and the freedoms that we hold so dear.
  We thank Bob for his service.


            Recognizing Coach Chris Veidt's 500th Career Win

  Mr. TAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the White Oak 
High School's head baseball coach Chris Veidt for his 500th career win 
this year.
  As a long-standing head coach of 35 years, Coach Veidt has made his 
mark not only on the diamond but throughout Highland County as well.
  Buckeye baseball has always been in Coach Veidt's blood. After 
graduating from Logan High School in 1982, he played competitively at 
the University of Rio Grande and Wilmington College, where he 
ultimately earned a degree in physical education. He went on to obtain 
a master's in health and sports science from the University of Dayton. 
Go Fliers.
  Afterward, he applied his extensive knowledge as an assistant coach 
for the Wilmington baseball team, helping the Quakers clinch the State 
championship in 1989.
  Over the course of his coaching career, Coach Veidt has earned five 
SHAC Coach of the Year Awards, nine Southeast District Coach of the 
Year honors, multiple State and regional recognitions, and was inducted 
into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 
2024. He earned a place in the Southeast District Coaches Association 
Hall of Fame in 2014, and has served as an OHSBCA State Poll voter 
since 1993. To top it all off, Coach Veidt was awarded the OHSAA 
Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award at the end of the 2026 
season.
  It is devoted figures like Coach Veidt whose impact stretches far 
beyond the baseball field and into the lives of their players, their 
families, and their communities.
  The mentorship, leadership, and commitment he has demonstrated toward 
hundreds of student-athletes has developed the next generation of 
leaders. He has cheered his players on for nearly four decades, and now 
Ohio is rooting for him.
  I congratulate Coach Veidt on a storied career and 500 wins.


                   Recognizing Dr. John Seidensticker

  Mr. TAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
southern Ohioan who has served thousands of Chillicothe families for 
nearly six decades, Dr. John Seidensticker.
  Following in his grandfather's footsteps, John attended medical 
school and started working in internal medicine at the Chillicothe 
Hospital in 1967. After gaining experience, he moved over to 
endocrinology, which he ultimately specialized in.
  Over the decades of practicing medicine, John served multiple 
generations of Buckeye families and witnessed firsthand how advancing 
technologies changed the medical field.
  When the Chillicothe Hospital became Adena Health in the late 1990s, 
John was instrumental in creating their hospice program after seeing a 
need for additional care in our local aging population. John took pride 
in getting to know his patients over the years and became well known in 
the community for his genuine concern and excellent care.
  This year marks his retirement after an incredible 59 years of 
practicing medicine. John shared that he loves his work and will find 
it challenging to step back into this new season but is looking forward 
to spending time in his home workshop making canes and walking sticks. 
Even in his retirement, he will be contributing in a new way to help 
people meet their community's needs.
  I thank Dr. Seidensticker for his tremendous dedication to our 
community and congratulate him on his retirement. It is because of 
outstanding health care providers like him that generations of southern 
Ohio families are able to live healthier and more prosperous lives.

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