November 12, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 180 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                   BEVERLY HURD, VETERAN OF THE MONTH

  (Mr. SPANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share the inspiring story of 
a World War II veteran from my district. At 102 years young, Beverly 
Hurd is a unique personification of what heroism is about.
  In 1944, Bev put her teaching career on hold and enlisted in the U.S. 
Navy. While stationed at Corry Field in Pensacola, Florida, she was 
able to apply her teaching skills as a ground school instructor. During 
her time there, she developed critical classified reconnaissance films 
that were used in troop training.
  Once discharged, Bev used her GI Bill to earn her teaching degree and 
return to the classroom. She went from serving in uniform to serving at 
home and, for nearly 40 years, educated generations of great minds.
  Beverly Hurd modeled selflessness and sacrifice at a time when the 
doors were barely open for females to do so, and she played a critical 
role, both in protecting democracy and in expanding the role of women 
in our military service.
  I thank Bev for her service, her sacrifice, and for being a great 
role model for generations of younger American women.

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