[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 86 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      VOLUSIA HONOR AIR GUARDIANS

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                           HON. JOHN L. MICA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2008

  Mr. MICA. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, May 17, 2008, 102 Volusia 
County veterans from the Second World War visited our Nation's Capital 
as part of the Honor Air program. The trip was made possible through 
the Rotary Clubs of Volusia County and with the support of sponsors and 
the 49 Guardian escorts.
  It was my pleasure to assist in hosting the veterans during their 
visit to our Nation's capital. They first stopped at the World War II 
Memorial to pay tribute to their fellow patriots. In the first visit 
for all of the servicemen, it was a moving occasion. It was an 
emotional moment as these heroes stood among the stone columns, 
fountains and pools that comprise the Memorial.
  In the afternoon, the Volusia veterans paid their respects at 
Arlington National Cemetery. Veteran leaders and I had the privilege to 
lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in a solemn tribute to those 
who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. The day concluded 
with visits to the Woman in Services Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, 
the Vietnam Memorial and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
  As the Congressman from Florida's Seventh Congressional District, it 
was my honor to play a part in our Volusia County heroes' visit. I 
would like to acknowledge former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, a fellow World 
War II hero and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England who both 
graciously addressed the group. I ask that the United States House of 
Representatives join me in expressing our appreciation to the 49 
Guardians, who through a sense of duty and at personal expense, 
escorted the World War II veterans on that memorable day.
  The May 17, 2008 Volusia Honor Air Guardians included:
  Joesphine D. Alexander; Stephen E. Alldredge; Jerry L. Autry; Jerry 
L. Autry, Jr.; Peter D. Bauer; Roger B. Baumgartner; Ken Bradley; 
Melina Brannon; David Franklin Brannon II; William Herschel Breneman 
III; Michael W. Brooks; Joseph Bryant; John F. Cheney; John H. 
Childress; Leslie Stafford Coggins; Robert L. Doyle II; Geoffrey E. 
Felton.
  Thomas B. Fleishel; William B. Flowers, Jr.; Thomas R. Fowler; 
Eleanor Gustavsson; John Jeffrey Harting; Raymond H. Heffington; Robert 
Michael Hill; Randall Jackson; Ben F. Johnson; Russell L. Kelton; 
Candace Lankford; Gerald H. Lyons; Jeffrey A. Malmborg; Jefferson J. 
Mancinik; William C. Mancinik; James Mazurak; Clair Roach Metz.
  Charles Paiva; Albert J. Razzetti; Alessandra Razzetti; Joseph Frank 
Rudolph; Thomas D. Smith; Brad Strickland; Theodore J. Surynt; 
Donaldson Paul Taylor; Carolyn Ganntt Teal; Parke Statford Teal; Kevin 
Thomas; Warren A. Todd; Alexander B. Veech; Gery Walker; and Douglas 
Allen Wedekind.




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