Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Vincent Anderson of Hewitt, Texas. Affectionately known as Pike by his family and friends, he passed away on October 7, 2020, following a courageous battle with cancer. Pike was born August 18, 1944, in Sedalia, Missouri, to John Kenneth Anderson and Genevieve Katherine Collier Anderson. As a child, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he graduated from Provine High School in 1962. In 1967, Pike graduated from Mississippi State University, where he was a member of the Army ROTC program and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Following Army flight school, Pike deployed to Vietnam, where he flew AH-1G Cobra helicopter gunships for the Air Calvary. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1970 for his service in the A Shau Valley. In 1973, he was promoted to captain, and later, honorably discharged at the conclusion of his active military service. In 1977, Pike went on to earn his master's degree from the University of South Alabama. Following graduation, they moved to Waco, Texas, where he accepted a job with the Veterans Administration. After 23 years at the VA, Pike retired in March 2000 as the chief of kinesiotherapy. Pike served on active duty with the Texas National Guard during this time from March 1986 to August 2005, when he retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of chief warrant officer.…”