{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://denham.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2137", "Vietnam Veteran Wardee \u201cGunner\u201d Bruce shares his story with the Veterans History Project", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Jeffrey Denham", "D000612", "denham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today released a new Thank-a-Vet Thursday (#TVT) video featuring retired U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Wardee \u201cGunner\u201d Bruce Jr. of Turlock, who served seven tours in the Vietnam War and one tour in Operation Desert Storm.\r\n\u00a0\r\nShared on Rep. Denham\u2019s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, this #TVT video is an excerpt from a longer interview for the Library of Congress\u2019 Veterans History Project.\r\n\u00a0\r\nBruce spent 30 years in the Navy from 1962 to 1992 where he served aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard, USS Orkisey, USS Ticonderoga, USS Enterprise, USS Coral Sea, and USS Nimitz in various jobs including Ordinance Handling Officer. For his service, Bruce was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, three Navy Unit Commendations, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy \u201cE\u201d Ribbon, three Navy Good Conduct Medals, two Navy Expeditionary Medals, National Defense Service Medal, two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, seven Vietnam Service Medals, Southwest Service Medal with Bronze Service Star, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Meritorious Unit Citation, Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Enlisted Air Crew Member Pin, Expert Rifle Medal, and Expert Pistol Medal. Bruce currently serves as the American Legion Commander in Turlock.\r\n\u00a0\r\nBruce\u2019s story is shared as part of Rep. Denham\u2019s #TVT social media initiative to thank veterans for their service. Rep. Denham invites and encourages social media users to post photos and videos using #TVT to recognize America\u2019s military veterans. All #TVT videos can be found on Rep. Denham\u2019s YouTube channel and official Facebook page.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://denham.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2137"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8568930681794882, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}