Rep. Phil: Veterans Day - Heroes of East Tennessee
November 07, 2019
November 07, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
Major Homer L. Pease, a Johnson City native, is the embodiment of the heroes we honor on Veterans Day. As a young boy of 13, he felt called to serve his country. Pease lied about his age in order to enlist in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, where he volunteered as a paratrooper. He took part in D-Day in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. He was wounded while fighting th . . .
Major Homer L. Pease, a Johnson City native, is the embodiment of the heroes we honor on Veterans Day. As a young boy of 13, he felt called to serve his country. Pease lied about his age in order to enlist in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, where he volunteered as a paratrooper. He took part in D-Day in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. He was wounded while fighting th . . .