[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 6, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S3788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE LOUISIANA HONORAIR

 Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I wish to acknowledge and honor a 
very special group, the Louisiana HonorAir. Louisiana HonorAir is a 
not-for-profit group that flies as many as 200 World War II veterans a 
year up to Washington, DC, free of charge. On May 10, 2008, a group of 
103 veterans will reach Washington as part of this very special 
program.
  I want to take a moment to thank all the brave veterans visiting our 
Capital City this trip:

       Robert M. Aitken, Jr.; Carl J. Andrews; Louis Armes; 
     Douglas C. Augustin; Earl J. Balser; Palmer R. Barras; Roland 
     N. Barrios; Maurice H. Behrnes; Charles C. Bishop; Jack Bond; 
     Thomas A. Booker, Jr.; John L. Boudreaux; Robert S. 
     Boudreaux; Wilbert P. Braud; Thomas A. Breaux; Theodore A. 
     Castillo; Clarence B. Champagne; Cassuis H. Clay; John H. 
     Coco; Joseph A. Courville; Edwin F. Curry.
       Daniel M. Danahay; Leory Derouen; Charles E. Dodd; Lloyd 
     Dubois; Clarence Duff; Aldon Duhon; Joseph Duplechain; Clavin 
     L. Elliott; Alva E. English; Henry L. Fewell, Sr.; John J. 
     Filisky; Rayford Fantenot Leroy J. Gedward; Albert K. 
     Germany; Ed A. Godwin; Ernest E. Goff; Willie B. Goforth; 
     Bobby A. Gunn; Gerald D. Ham; William F. Harvey, Jr.; Albert 
     J. Hebert; Allen L. Hebert; Patrick R. Hebert.
       Aloysius G. Hellmers; Willie Herron; Burnell C. Hobgood; 
     John W. Holeman; Daniel F. Hrachovy; Robert J. Hufft; Glen W. 
     Hunt; George H. Jones; Earl A. Karl; Thomas W. Kent; Gus O. 
     Lamperez; John W. Landry, Jr.; Joseph B. Landry; Carroll F. 
     LeBlanc; Cleveland J. LeBlanc; Clement O. Lejeune, Sr.; 
     Lawrence J. Lejeune; Robert H. Littell; Henry J. Louviere, 
     Jr.; Carrol E. Lyons.
       Oliver W. Markland, Jr.; Leo J. Matte; Orvin A. Maxwell; 
     Earl E. Mayfield; Van R. Mayhall; Joseph D. McBride; Robert 
     J. McDonald; Francis R. Meaux; Carl L. Meriwether; Joseph N. 
     Mire; Raymond W. Moore, Jr.; George Mouton; James R. Neef; 
     Marion W. Newman; Jules U. Olivier; Reed J. Perilloux; Eugene 
     J. Peyton; Joseph H. Philippe; Walter Pilcher; Wallace 
     Primeaux, Jr.
       Alex Prudhomm; Wilfred Racca; Richard C. Robert; George O. 
     Schmidt; George M. Shamblin, Sr.; Albert J. Simon; Howard L. 
     Snider; Eldridge Sonnier; Eli Sorkow; Frank Spell, Jr.; 
     George H. Taix; Earl E. Turner; Lawrence J. Tylock; Curliss 
     P. Vincent; James P. Welsh; Gloria T. White; Edwin P. 
     Whitson; Clarence B. Wiley; Edward Young.

  While visiting Washington, DC, these veterans will tour Arlington 
National Cemetery, the Iwo Jima Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the 
Korean Memorial, and the World War II Memorial. This program provides 
many veterans with their only opportunity to see the great memorials 
dedicated to their service.
  Thus, today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring these great 
Americans and thanking them for their devotion and service to our 
Nation.

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