Wyoming County honors Air Force Senior Airman Alfred H. Rex Jr.; family accepts certificate

The board recognized Senior Airman Alfred H. Rex Jr. at its Jan. 2 organizational meeting. The minutes include a biographical summary of Rex's service—training as a 374 Security Police, deployment to Yokota Air Base, and awards including the Air Force Achievement Medal and National Defense Service Medal—and note his later work at the Veterans Benefits Administration and union leadership. The minutes record that Rex led the Pledge of Allegiance for the meeting and that Clerk Cheryl J. Ketchum presented a Certificate of Appreciation to his widow, who offered brief remarks of thanks.

The written tribute in the minutes includes a quoted recollection attributed to Rex's father: "Just don't join the Army." The minutes also note that Rex and his wife moved to East Arcade in 2005 and that he was active in the Disabled American Veterans and the Arcade American Legion. The recognition concluded before the formal oath and nomination business began.