[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E799]
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               LUCILE WISE, WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOT

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2014

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor 
Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Lucile Wise for her service to our 
country.
   Lucile served in the Women Air Service Pilots (WASP) from May 1943-
December 1944. She joined the military because she loved to fly and 
wanted to help the war effort. After an intense six months' training, 
Lucile received her flying wings and was assigned to the Air Force 
Weather Regional Office where she carried weather officers on 
inspection trips and to meetings. Lucile felt her WASP experience was 
important, because it gave the opportunity to show women could fly 
military aircraft just as well as men.
   Lucile became a strong advocate for the WASP organization, and in 
1988 she was elected their president. She was instrumental in the 
organization's efforts to obtain Congressional military recognition and 
veterans' benefits for the WASP. In 2010, along with the other 
remaining WASP women, Lucile was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
   Through her courageous service, Lucile charted the path for future 
generations of women to serve in the military. I extend my deepest 
appreciation to Women Airforce Service Pilot Lucile Wise for her 
dedication, integrity and outstanding service to the United States of 
America.

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