[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 121 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1506]
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                         HONORING MITCHELL CARY

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                           HON. STEVE AUSTRIA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 2011

  Mr. AUSTRIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people of 
Ohio's Seventh Congressional District to honor the life and memory of 
Mr. Mitchell Cary.
  Cary, 64, was a retired United States Air Force Colonel and test 
pilot. He worked as an Air Force Civil Servant at Wright-Patterson Air 
Force Base. Regrettably, Cary was piloting the Wright ``B'' Flyer's 
Silver Bird look-alike when a mishap occurred that led to his passing 
on Saturday July 30, 2011. Mitch had a passion for flying, and over the 
course of his military career and into retirement, he flew more than 
forty-five types of Air Force, Navy and Army aircraft.
  Mitchell Cary grew up near Hamilton, Indiana on a farm, graduating 
from Purdue University, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the 
University of Dayton. At the time of his passing, Mitch was a board 
member, volunteer and former president of Wright ``B'' Flyer Inc. of 
Dayton. This is an organization that flies and displays look-alikes of 
the Wright Brothers' first production airplane. Mitch had a passion for 
preserving and promoting the heritage of the Wright Brothers and the 
Birth of Aviation. He took their story of innovation around the world.
  Thus, today I ask my colleagues to join me and the constituents of 
the Ohio's Seventh Congressional District in honoring the life, legacy, 
and memory of Mr. Mitchell Cary.

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