Salute to Veterans - Robert Fureigh

Описание: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veteran Robert Fureigh in ‘Salute to Veterans,’ a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans.

Fureigh was interested in flying and he pursued this passion despite being rejected as a pilot because he wasn't able to pass the flight physical.

Some of the troops began to recognize him and assumed Fureigh had orders for flight school. When they learned of his depth perception challenges, they offered to give him a new exam. With some coaching, he passed the physical.

He learned to pilot the Huey and was assigned to fly it in combat in Vietnam where he served with the 176th Assault Helicopter Company, 14th Combat Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Group.

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John Boozman is Arkansas’s senior U.S. Senator and the dean of the state’s Congressional delegation.

A fifth-generation Arkansan, John was raised in Fort Smith and graduated from Northside High School. He went on to play football for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks while completing his pre-optometry requirements. He graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in 1977 and entered private practice that same year co-founding a family business with his brother that would ultimately become a major provider of eye care to Northwest Arkansas.

Decades of experience as a successful healthcare provider and a small business owner guide John’s approach to governing. He is committed to advocating for economic policies that help Arkansas’s small businesses continue to grow and add jobs to our state’s economy. And since agriculture accounts for nearly one-quarter of Arkansas’s economic activity, John has been a consistent champion for our state’s farmers, ranchers and loggers and was instrumental in the fight for an equitable farm bill.

As the son of an Air Force Master Sergeant, John learned at an early age about the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, as well as the unique challenges military families face. He brings these values with him to Washington where he is committed to enhancing the quality of life for both our veterans and their families. John has authored provisions to extend successful federal homeless veteran programs, expand treatments for our wounded warriors and modernize educational benefits under the GI Bill.

First elected to the Senate in 2010, John was sworn in for a second term on January 3, 2017. Prior to serving in the Senate, he represented the people of the Third District of Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives

John serves on four committees in the 117th Congress:
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ranking Member)
Committee on Appropriations (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies)
Committee on Environment & Public Works
Committee on Veterans' Affairs