[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1287 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1287

 Commending the Honor Flight Network, its volunteers, and donors, for 
enabling World War II veterans to travel to our Nation's capital to see 
           the World War II Memorial created in their honor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2008

Mr. Moran of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Shuler) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the Honor Flight Network, its volunteers, and donors, for 
enabling World War II veterans to travel to our Nation's capital to see 
           the World War II Memorial created in their honor.

Whereas in 2004, nearly 60 years after World War II ended, veterans of that war 
        and all those who supported the war effort at home received recognition 
        of their service, sacrifice, and victory through the dedication of a 
        national World War II Memorial located on the National Mall in 
        Washington, District of Columbia;
Whereas many veterans of World War II are now in their 80s and 90s, and are 
        unable, physically or financially, to visit our Nation's capital to see 
        the World War II Memorial for themselves;
Whereas Earl Morse of Ohio and Jeff Miller of North Carolina created the Honor 
        Flight Network to enable World War II veterans to travel to the 
        Memorial;
Whereas now operating in communities in over 30 States, the Honor Flight Network 
        is a grassroots, nonprofit organization that uses commercial and 
        chartered flights to send veterans on an all-expenses paid trip to 
        Washington, District of Columbia;
Whereas the Honor Flights are staffed by volunteers and funded by donations;
Whereas former Senator Bob Dole, himself a wounded veteran of World War II, led 
        the fundraising campaign to build the Memorial and often greets veterans 
        arriving at the Memorial through the Honor Flight Network;
Whereas of the 16,000,000 veterans who served in World War II, an estimated 
        2,500,000 are alive today and dying at a rate of over 900 a day; and
Whereas the Honor Flight Network is working against time to thank America's 
        World War II veterans: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses its deepest 
appreciation to the Honor Flight Network, its volunteers, and donors, 
who honor America's World War II veterans with an opportunity to see 
the World War II Memorial in Washington, District of Columbia.
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