[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                TRIBUTE TO THE BERNIE V. GUTHRIE SQUADRON

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                            HON. TIM JOHNSON

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 10, 1995
  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Bernie V. Guthrie Squadron, a charter member of the Arnold Air Society, 
located on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, 
SD. The Guthrie Squadron was established in 1951, and named in honor of 
Capt. Bernie V. Guthrie, an Air Force pilot who was shot down over 
Hamm, Germany during World War II.
  Since its establishment, the Bernie V. Guthrie Squadron has had an 
outstanding record of accomplishment and community service. The 
squadron instituted an annual veterans vigil, which began as a local 
project in the late 1980's and was expanded into a permanent nationwide 
project in 1991. In addition, the Guthrie Squadron sold POW/MIA 
bracelets at South Dakota State University to increase student 
awareness of POW/MIA issues, and instituted a POW/MIA name tracing 
project which included all area squadrons.
  The Guthrie Squadron has also served the community and the State by 
organizing blood drives, participating in the Big Brother/Big Sister 
Program, and working with handicapped children and adults. It has 
received numerous honors, including the Outstanding Squadron of 1992, 
the Outstanding State Service Award, and the Jaycees Community Service 
Award.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing the achievements 
of the Bernie V. Guthrie Squadron, and to encourage the squadron to 
continue its long and proud tradition of service in South Dakota.


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