WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Leo Finn as the July "Veteran of the Month."

Excerpts of Sen. Tuberville's remarks can be found below, and complete remarks can be found here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzKCCFBULSs).

"The Book of Proverbs tells us that 'without a vision, people perish.' For Sergeant Leo Finn of Cullman, Alabama-he's had a clear vision for his life from day one. Leo feels he was 'born to serve in the military,' and spent 36 years serving our country in the Army and Army National Guard. Leo's conviction to serve has been an asset to our country during some of the most troubling t...