[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 71 (Monday, May 11, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1113-E1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LOUISIANA HONORAIR VETERANS

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                           HON. JOHN FLEMING

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 11, 2009

  Mr FLEMING. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor a very 
special group from Northwest Louisiana.
  On April 11, 2009 a group of 104 veterans and their guardians flew to 
Washington with a very special program. Louisiana HonorAir is providing 
the opportunity for these Louisiana veterans to visit Washington, DC on 
a chartered flight, free of charge. For many, this will be the first 
and only opportunity to visit the memorials created in their honor. 
These brave men and women, from my home state of Louisiana, deserve the 
thanks of a grateful nation for everything they have sacrificed for our 
freedom.
  Today I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring these great 
Americans and thank them for their unselfish service.

       James L. Adams, William P. Atkins, Joe B. Aulds, Fred 
     Winston Baily, Charles Baird, Howard G. Barnett, Ed J. 
     Barras, John E. Blanchard, Charles E. Brister, Joseph J. 
     Brocato, Chester C. Bums, Billy G. Cantrell, J. C. Carlin, C. 
     C. Carpenter, Edmond H. Chandler, Jr., LaVon E. Chandler, 
     Waylon H. Chandler, Fred L. Cheek, Steve K. Cheek, Ralph J. 
     Cooper, Luther R. Couch, William R. Cutler, Golan A. Davis, 
     Heuy G. Davis, William E. Davis; and
       George W. Davison, Lee Day, Ellison DeMoss, Donald R. 
     Downs, Herschel M. Downs, George Forrest Dunn, Herman H. 
     Edwards, Ray C. Ellerd, John M. Farrar, Theodor Finkbeiner, 
     Noble E. Flenniken, James M. Gatner, Clyde E. Gilber, Challie 
     Bruce Griggs, August E. Hayden, Raymond L. Heck, Clem V. 
     Henderson, Sr., Marvin Higginbotham, Eugene L. Hill, Harry J. 
     Hilman, Fahy E. Hodge, Howard Holder, Joseph F. Hood, John L. 
     Horton, Gordon M. Hughes; and
       James M. Hunter, William F. Hunter, W.E. Jacobs, Robert 
     Johnson, Emmett F. Jones, Gaston V. Jones, Dudley J. Kemper, 
     Raymond Kleeman, William T. Knowles, Douglas E. Lane, Vernon 
     Y. Leach, S.E. Lee, Elmer C. Lolley, C.W. Loyd, Hilton Lytle, 
     Elzie R. Mains, Horace H. Maxwell, Harold L. McBeth, William 
     McElroy, Dan B. McKay, James H. McQuiller, Jesse L. Means, 
     Floyd S. Mercer, Anthony John Miciotto, Roy A. Miciotto; and
       Ollie Mitchell, Charles B. Moore, Danny R. Moore, Howard E. 
     Morris, Calvin E. Morrison, Miles G. Murphy, James M. Newsom, 
     George G. Nolan, Charles F. North, Raymond

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     L. Odom, John S. Palmer, John Parker, Billy B. Parks, George 
     M. Pearce, Felix P. Pinnix, Francis A. Plauche, Eileen Rahm, 
     Wallace T. Rascoe, James 0. Rawls, James L. Revells, John M. 
     Rust, Gerald D. Sanderson, Frank P. Sartori, Paul Sartori, 
     Orvis U. Sigler; and
       Joe D. Simpson, Lonell L. Smith, William H. Smith, Leroy 
     Solice, James C. Spencer, Jackson W. Stine, James H. 
     Stronger, Garrard M. Stump, Terry B. Trammell, Henry G. Ward, 
     Billy R. Weeks, Thomas R. Wells, Arvis L. Wiley, Otis 
     Wilkerson, Roger C. Wilkinson, Kenneth C. Wood, Neil A. 
     Yarborough.

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