Kansas Congressmen Back Bill to Promote Bob Dole to Colonel

Members of the Kansas delegation to Congress are reportedly working to push through legislation that will promote Bob Dole from Army captain to colonel.

The Senate last week passed a bill sponsored by Sens. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Rep. Roger Marshal, R-Kan., is guiding the legislation in the House.

"I am humbled to know that my friends in the Kansas delegation made it a priority to honor me in this way," Dole said, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported Monday. "I was certainly proud to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II — alongside many heroes who never returned to American soil. To me personally, this legislation is a shared honor."

Dole — a WWII hero who received two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star — represented Kansas in the House from 1961-1969, then spent the next 27 years in the U.S. Senate. He stepped down in 1996, when he became the GOP nominee for president. Last year, Dole received the Congressional Gold Medal as President Donald Trump hailed his "extraordinary life."

"Bob Dole's legacy of valor in combat and lifelong career of selfless service to the nation represents the highest ideals and values of the Army as well as the Greatest Generation," said Gen. Mark Milley, the Army chief of staff, the news outlet reported.

Source: NewsMax Politics