[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 44 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E428]
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                    THANK YOU TO THE KANSAS COYOTES

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                          HON. NANCY E. BOYDA

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2008

  Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I rise to share the conclusion 
of a dramatic story that began in the early days of World War II. This 
testimony underscores the heart and commitment of our Kansas Airmen. In 
1944, the crew of a B-24 Liberator bomber was brought down by anti-
aircraft fire in the Pacific near Palau. That crew was not found until 
March of this year. Sixty-four years after the crew of the U.S. Army 
Air Forces gave their lives for America--the Joint P-O-W/M-I-A 
Accounting Command recovered the men from their watery graves. 
Volunteer Kansas Air National Guardsmen from the 190th Air Refueling 
Wing returned them home to the United States. The fallen men will, 
finally, be able to rest in peace in the soil of the country they 
fought to protect. I'd like to give a profound ``thank you'' to the 
Kansas Coyotes for their role in helping to provide the long overdue 
closure for the families of the Babes in Arms crew. I commend you for 
your spirit and dedication to your fellow soldier.

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