North Birmingham Times

Congressman Robert B. Aderholt's bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Guntersville, Alabama, has passed unanimously on the House floor. The clinic will be named the "Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic."

The bill now moves to the United States Senate, where Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) will guide it through the Senate process. Upon Senate approval, it will await the President's signature.

Ola Lee Mize, a native of Albertville, Alabama, and part of Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District, was awarded several military honors including the Medal of Honor for his service as a Green Beret during multiple tours in Vietnam.

Congressman Aderholt commented: "It is truly an honor to be able to recognize Colonel Ola Lee Mize, an American hero, by renaming a VA clinic that will help so many other American heroes. Colonel Mize’s life and military career exhibited what it means to live a life of service to something greater than yourself."

He added: "I hope that naming the VA clinic in Guntersville, Alabama, after Colonel Mize will serve his memory well and inspire future generations of Alabamians to lead lives of service."

A clip of Congressman Aderholt speaking on this bill is available online.