Tony Thurmond: “I rise to pay tribute to Brigadier General Vorley (Mike) Rexroad, USAF (Retired), who died on October 12, 2002, after a…”

“I rise to pay tribute to Brigadier General Vorley (Mike) Rexroad, USAF (Retired), who died on October 12, 2002, after a life of distinguished service to the Military Health System, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), and our Nation. Vorley (Mike) Rexroad, a native West Virginian born on April 6, 1915, earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Glenville State College, Glenville, West Virginia in 1938 and his Masters in American Government at the University of New Mexico in 1948. Mike Rexroad joined the Army Air Corps on December 9, 1941, and began 61 years of service to his Nation and dedication to military medicine. In 1944, following both air flight and commando training, Lieutenant Rexroad was assigned to the British 14th Army Headquarters in Burma. At the conclusion of World War II in 1945, Captain Rexroad led the first American task force into the prisoner of war camp in Thailand. His task force included physicians and medical corpsmen; it was during this emotion-packed time when Mike Rexroad developed his sincere appreciation for military medicine.”