[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: April 20, 1994]
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                    TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MICHAEL HALL

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                            HON. DAN HAMBURG

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 1994

  Mr. HAMBURG. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my sincere condolences to 
the family of WO Michael Hall of Windsor, pilot of one of the U.S. 
helicopters shot down by Air Force fighter jets over Northern Iraq.
  Michael Hall graduated from Healdsburg High School in 1984. His 
father was a recreational pilot and Michael's love of flying developed 
at an early age, with his father showing him the ropes. Completing his 
training at Sonoma County Airport, he took his first solo flight a week 
before he got his regular driver's license at age 16.
  According to his father, Michael ``wasn't interested in flying combat 
missions. He wasn't interested in combat. He liked the idea he was 
helping people. He liked what he was doing now even better--evacuation 
missions, bringing supplies and things to the villages. He loved 
flying.'' As so many of our young people do, Michael Hall, joined the 
military looking for a better life, looking for a way to help people, 
and looking for a way to fulfill his dream of flying.
  His life is gone forever, but nagging questions remain. Mr. Speaker, 
it is vitally important that we get to the bottom of what happened on 
April 14. We owe it to Michael, his wife, his parents, and to the other 
families who lost loved ones in that tragic incident.

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