I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4172 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in Aurora, Colorado, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley 
VA Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2021 
Mr. CROW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Aurora, Colorado, as the 
‘‘Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley VA Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC, AU-
RORA, COLORADO. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) John Mosley was born on June 21, 1921, 
in Denver, Colorado. 
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(2) In 1945, John Mosley married Edna 
Mosley. 
(3) During World War II, he joined the famed 
Tuskegee Airmen and trained as a bomber pilot, 
serving as one of the first African Americans in that 
role. He earned the flight qualification of Command 
Pilot during his service in the United States Air 
Force. The brave service of the Tuskegee Airmen 
helped pave the way for integration of the armed 
services. Edna Mosley worked in the defense indus-
try during the war. 
(4) Upon their return to Colorado, Edna 
Mosley joined John as a tireless community activist 
and organizer. Among her many achievements, Edna 
was elected to three terms as Aurora’s first African- 
American City Council Woman. While on the Coun-
cil, Mrs. Mosley also served on the Board of Direc-
tors of the Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, the 
entity which provided the vision for the development 
of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Cen-
ter. 
(5) After a brief break from military service, 
John Mosley served during the Korean and Vietnam 
wars. He was an operations officer in Thailand dur-
ing the Vietnam War. 
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(6) John Mosley retired in 1970 as a lieutenant 
colonel. 
(7) In 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Mosley and the 
original Tuskegee Airmen received the Congressional 
Gold Medal from President George W. Bush. 
(8) John and Edna Mosley continued to serve 
their community long after their retirements, advo-
cating for racial equality, women’s rights, veterans’ 
affairs, housing, and education. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs community-based outpatient clinic to be located in 
Aurora, Colorado, shall after the date of the enactment 
of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Lieutenant 
Colonel John W. Mosley Clinic’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such clinic in 
any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley Clinic. 
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