[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE VETERANS OF HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO

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                           HON. CORY GARDNER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 23, 2013

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the heroic veterans 
of Honor Flight Northern Colorado as they travel to Washington, DC to 
visit the memorials that stand in our Nation's capital. The members of 
this 11th Honor Flight Northern Colorado trip include veterans from 
multiple wars and different generations, linked together by their 
service to our Nation.
  Eighteen years ago, Honor Flight began its mission to fly veterans of 
World War II to Washington, DC, so that each person who bravely served 
could experience the monuments and memorials honoring them. Having now 
expanded to serve veterans from every corner of the country, and 
conflicts beyond World War II, the Honor Flight program has become a 
national expression of gratitude to our veterans. Of the 118 veterans 
on the most recent flight, 40 served in World War II, 75 in Korea, and 
3 in Vietnam.
  Our gratitude extends well beyond the physical memorials dedicated to 
those who courageously risked their lives to preserve our inherent 
rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We know that 
without the bravery of our veterans, our Nation would not be able to 
stand as the shining city on the hill for the world to see. Today we 
honor those who risked their lives to ensure that the United States 
remains the greatest Nation on earth for generations to come:
  Homer Andersen, Ernest Baugh, Norman Bever, William Compton, Alton 
Cooper, Arthur Cushing, Robert Davis, Harold Dawe, Jr., Richard Doyle, 
Robert Eldridge, Stewart Fonda, Jr., Donald Forry, Albert Gablehouse, 
Charles Gebauer, William Hammond, Sidney Hanks, William Hargis, Walter 
Hayward, Herman Huwa, Reinard Janssen, Donald Larson, Evelyn Lee, John 
MacQueen, Robert Martin, Isaac Martinez, George Norton, Eugene Olson, 
Herbert Pugh, Thomas Ramm, Eugene Replogle, William Ripple, Max 
Rodgers, Loyal Smoke, Glen Springer, Harold Sutton, Donald Steinshouer, 
Roger Van Thorre, Charles Webb, James Whitley, Lawrence Zuppan, Harry 
Ahlbrandt, Wallace Akers, Ronald Anderson, Joseph Annello, Filbert 
Baca, Gilbert Ball, Delbert Black, Keith Bordewyk, Delmar Bonser, 
Emilio Brito, Dorn Brunner, Charles Crihfield, Marvin Crihfield, 
Charles Dunfee, Sr., Thomas Eckrich, Verne Einspahr, Virtus Einspahr, 
Theodore Farwell, Edwin Foss, Robert Frank, Loren Garretson, Scott 
Goshorn, Earl Graham, Howard Hanson, Fred Hara, Jerry Herring, Bernard 
Hill, John Holloway, Harold Hoyland, Vealess Hudspeth, William Hughes, 
Jimmie Hylton, John Jacobson, Ray Jacoby, Richard Jaggers, Kenneth Jan, 
Frances Killinger, Jr., Raymond Kosley, Edward Krivonak, William 
Krupke, Pat Lanphear, Owen Lecheler, Clarence Lueb, Robert MacLauchlin, 
Roquez Martinez, Horacio Masearenas, Edward Minch, Robert Muller, 
Leonard Peatrowsky, William Phillips, Dean Pope, Charles Pugh, George 
Pugh, Teddy Putnum, Tommy Richie, Theodore Roos, Leonard Schmidt, Paul 
Schroeder, Lloyd Seekamp, Robert Sharritt, Richard Sherman, James 
Sparks, Boyd Stark, Harvey Steward, Joseph Stockert, Richard Stoner, 
Jr., Leo Thielen, John Toth, John Wachsmann, Benjamin Wagner, Roger 
Warden, Jr., Robert Weber, Lester Weers, James Weitz, and Russell 
Zingelman.

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