[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 183 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S8145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO PEASE GREETERS

 Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the memory of 
Charles Nichols II, a World War II veteran who helped start the Pease 
Greeters--a New Hampshire-based volunteer group that honors the brave 
U.S. service members who touch down at Portsmouth's Pease International 
Airport.
  A decorated marine who represented the very best of America's 
``greatest generation'', Mr. Nichols understood the critical importance 
of showing support for our troops. Thanks to the Pease Greeters, 
service men and women returning from, and traveling to, Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and other deployments have arrived at Pease and found 
smiling faces and a warm welcome--along with good food and a phone to 
call home.
  As a cofounder of the Pease Greeters, Mr. Nichols helped launch a 
very special Seacoast tradition that sets the standard for how we ought 
to recognize our service members. I join citizens across New Hampshire 
and Maine in expressing my gratitude for Mr. Nichols' service to our 
country, his commitment to supporting America's troops, and his 
contributions to the life of the Seacoast Region.

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