[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 58 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2581-S2582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BRIAN DUFFY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise to honor Mr. Brian Duffy of 
Louisville, KY, for his hard work and support on behalf of Kentucky's 
World War II and terminally ill veterans. Mr. Duffy founded the 
Bluegrass Honor Flight chapter in 2007. Through his leadership, and the 
support of numerous donations and volunteers, the Bluegrass Honor 
Flight chapter has been able to fly nearly 600 veterans from Kentucky 
to Washington, DC, providing these brave patriots the opportunity to 
see their memorial firsthand.
  Today, I wish to congratulate Mr. Duffy, himself a veteran, for 
recently being named 2010's official

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``Thundernator'' responsible for starting the ``Thunder over 
Louisville'' firework show. He was so named because of his dedication 
to the Bluegrass Honor Flight organization.
  I know my colleagues will join me in honoring Mr. Duffy for his 
tireless advocacy on behalf of veterans.

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