Congressman Robert B. Aderholt's Bill to Name VA Clinic in Guntersville, Alabama Unanimously Passes on House Floor

September 17, 2024 - WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) unanimously passed House Resolution 5464 on the House floor today to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Guntersville, Alabama, as the "Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

The bill needs to pass through the United States Senate where Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) will carry it through the Senate process. After Senate passage, the bill will await the President's signature.

Ola Lee Mize is a native of Alabama's Fourth Congressional District, born and raised in Albertville, Alabama. Colonel Mize was awarded the Medal of Honor, two Legion of Merits, the Silver Star, five Bronze Stars, and the Purple Heart for his actions across multiple tours in Vietnam as a Green Beret.

Congressman Aderholt released the following statement:

"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.

"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