{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-honors-david-bedford-of-wilmer-as-august-veteran-of-the-month/", "Tuberville Honors David Bedford of Wilmer as August \u201cVeteran of the Month\u201d", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer David Bedford as the August \u201cVeteran of the Month.\u201d\n\nExcerpts of Sen. Tuberville\u2019s remarks can be found below, and complete remarks can be found here.\n\n\u201cWhen it comes to the military, there is no such thing as working 9 to 5. You are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer David Bedford of Wilmer, he still has this mentality about serving others.\n\nA Mobile County native, David learned about military service from his father, who was a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient. In 1969, David followed his father\u2019s lead and enlisted to train as an Army pilot. After completing his training at Fort Rucker, David deployed to Vietnam in 1971, where he flew Huey helicopters more than 1500 hours for resupply and transportation missions. He describes his most satisfying missions as those where he brought mail to troops on the frontlines \u2014 a small way to help put a smile on their faces during a very dark time.\n\n[\u2026]\n\nDavid and Theresa are also members of the Christian Motorcycles Association, where they use their love of motorcycles to share their faith with other veterans. He also is a member of the Patriot Guard Riders, supporting Gold Star families and reminding them that they\u2019re not alone.\n\nDavid\u2019s generosity of his time has truly made a difference that spans far beyond our state. It is my honor to recognize David Bedford as the August \u2018Veteran of the Month.\u2019\u201d\n\nConstituents can nominate an Alabama veteran and submit their information to Sen. Tuberville\u2019s office for consideration in the 2026 \u201cVeteran of the Month\u201d series by emailing press_office@tuberville.senate.gov.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"]], "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://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-honors-david-bedford-of-wilmer-as-august-veteran-of-the-month/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6230610199272633, "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"}