WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Downing as the January "Veteran of the Month."
"The military will take you all over the world, but Sweet Home Alabama has a way of bringing people back. That's true for Mobile native Colonel Patrick Downing, who found his way back to the Bay after 36 years of military service.
The son of a World War II Marine, Pat enlisted in the Army at just 17 years old. In 1961, he signed up to be a part of the Special Forces unit, where he'd serve for the next three decades-including two tours in Vietnam. Before he left, Pat married his high school sweetheart, Patricia, in a ch...