[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E699]
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                          HOOSIER HONOR FLIGHT

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                          HON. BRAD ELLSWORTH

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2010

  Mr. ELLSWORTH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the brave and 
heroic veterans of the Hoosier Honor Flight for their outstanding 
leadership and service to our country.
  Hoosier Honor Flight is an organization created solely to honor the 
men and women who have bravely sacrificed in their service to our 
country by flying our heroes to Washington, DC to visit and reflect at 
the memorials they so rightly earned.
  The Hoosier Honor Flight is an admirable undertaking. It is of the 
utmost importance to me that all American veterans are honored. Thanks 
to their courageous service, all Americans live free in this great 
country.
  Thanks to the dedication of Monroe County veterans' organizations, 
businesses and Hoosiers from across southern Indiana who joined forces 
to provide the first Hoosier Honor Flight on 12 November 2008, 39 World 
War II veterans and one Korean War veteran were able to enjoy visiting 
the national WWII Memorial, Lincoln and FDR memorials, Vietnam and 
Korean War memorials, as well as the Marine Memorial, Arlington 
National Cemetery, the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the 
Unknowns, and laying a Hoosier Honor Flight wreath at the Tomb.
  Today, over one hundred Hoosier veterans will arrive in Washington, 
DC to visit the memorials dedicated in their honor. I will have the 
privilege of meeting these fine men and women to thank them for their 
service to our country.

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