[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1676]
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TRIBUTE TO HONOR FLIGHT OF EASTERN OREGON AND HONOR FLIGHT OF PORTLAND, 
                                 OREGON

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 21, 2011

  Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 47 World War II 
veterans from Oregon who will be visiting their memorial this Friday in 
Washington, DC through Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon and the newly 
created Honor Flight of Portland, Oregon. On behalf of a grateful state 
and country, we welcome these heroes to the Nation's Capital.
  The veterans on this flight from Oregon are: Elmer Beickel, U.S. 
Navy; Hayes Bickford, U.S. Navy; John Cleveland, U.S. Navy; Charles 
Decker, U.S. Navy; Leon Devereaux, Jr., U.S. Navy; Melvin Elder, U.S. 
Navy; Robert Ervin, U.S. Navy; Roice Fulleton, U.S. Navy; Robert 
Heisey, U.S. Navy; Dale Herbert, U.S. Navy; James Ogle, U.S. Navy; 
Edward Rose, Jr., U.S. Navy; Willard Rudd, U.S. Navy; Cameron Seitz, 
U.S. Navy; Russell Williams, U.S. Navy; Glen Winkler, U.S. Navy; Peter 
McNab, U.S. Navy; Henry Campuzano, U.S. Army; Vyvyan Clift, U.S. Army; 
James Dorgan, U.S. Army; Neil Farnham, U.S. Army; Howard Heimbuch, U.S. 
Army; James Howard, U.S. Army; Charles Keim, U.S. Army; Gerald Mattox, 
U.S. Army; William McCluhan, U.S. Army; Elliott Preble, U.S. Army; 
Erwin Regan, U.S. Army; James Sehorn, U.S. Army; Darrell Thompson, U.S. 
Army; Donald Thompson, U.S. Army; Clayton Vincent, U.S. Army; Patsy 
Seaman, U.S. Women's Army Corps; Bernard Anderson, U.S. Army Air 
Forces; Lee Berry, Jr., U.S. Army Air Forces; T. Carl Juhl, U.S. Army 
Air Forces; Jack Lewis, U.S. Army Air Forces; Robert Marble, U.S. Army 
Air Forces; Frank Ramirez, U.S. Army Air Forces; Walter Seaman, U.S. 
Army Air Forces; Gilbert Sharp, U.S. Army Air Forces; Dewey Thomas, 
U.S. Army Air Forces; Delbert Stafford, U.S. Army Air Forces; Donald 
Foelker, U.S. Marine Corps; Charles Porter, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard; 
Wayne Carlson, U.S. Merchant Marine; Paul Kirk, U.S. Merchant Marine.
  These 47 heroes join more than 63,000 veterans from across the 
country who, since 2005, have journeyed from their home states to 
Washington, DC to reflect at the memorials built in honor of our 
nation's veterans.
  Mr. Speaker, each of us is humbled by the courage of these soldiers, 
sailors, airmen, mariners and one Marine who put themselves in harm's 
way for our country and way of life. As a nation, we can never fully 
repay the debt of gratitude owed to them for their honor, commitment, 
and sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we have today. I will be 
hosting a special forum on Capitol Hill on Friday for these highly 
distinguished Americans, and I'm very eager to thank them all in 
person.
  My colleagues, please join me in thanking these veterans and the 
volunteers of Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon and Portland, Oregon for 
their exemplary dedication and service to this great country. I 
especially want to recognize Dick Tobiason, a U.S. Army veteran, and 
the Bend Heroes Foundation whose tireless work will result in over 100 
WWII veterans from Oregon visiting the memorials and U.S. Capitol.

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