[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 92 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E986-E987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO

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                           HON. CORY GARDNER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 13, 2014

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the remarkable 
veterans of Honor Flight Northern Colorado as they make their 12th trip 
to Washington, DC to visit the memorials that stand in our nation's 
capital. While they served on different battlefields, they are united 
in their dedication and sacrifice to protecting the greatest nation on 
Earth.
  The Honor Flight program was founded in 2005 with its original 
mission to fly veterans of World War II to Washington, DC free of cost, 
to visit the monuments and statues that symbolize their great 
sacrifices. Since then, Honor Flight has expanded and now includes 
every brave individual who has served valiantly in all other American 
engagements. This venerable program stands as a symbol of this 
country's gratitude and admiration for our veterans, and will continue 
to honor the men and women who have answered the call of duty. Of the 
121 veterans visiting with its next flight, 34 served in WWII, 69 in 
Korea, and 18 in Vietnam.
  Ours is the greatest nation on Earth, where the inherent values of 
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are preserved through the 
countless heroic deeds demonstrated by our men and women in uniform. 
While these memorials and statues resemble the selfless acts and 
service of our veterans, in truth, the debt that we owe them can never 
be repaid in stone. Today, we honor these dignified heroes who have 
guaranteed through their sacrifice the underlying virtues, laws, and 
freedoms of this exceptional nation:
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Norlin Akers, Joseph Arthur, 
Donald Carlstrom, William Culp, Robert Davidson, Victor Ebel, Reginold 
Edwards, Arthur Engler, John Eschbaugh, Daniel Flanagan, Anthony Gance, 
Robert Gittinger, Paul Glasgow, Gene Hansen, Dean Hecker, Henry Jesse, 
Benjamin Jones, Robert King, Virgil Kiser, Fred Knipschild, James 
McIver, Richard Minges, Jack Moss, Ronald Reidy, Robert Ryan, Herbert 
Shelton, Jay Spaulding, William Spearman, Charles Sutter, Howard 
Swartz, Arpad Szallar, Eugene Turnbull, William Worth, George Zuniga, 
Dean Amdahl, Alfred Apodaca, Jennings Barr, Earl Bartlow, Elmer 
Bartlow, James Beach, John Bergquist, Eugene Burmester, Larry 
Carpenter, Glenn Chapman, William Chrismer, Harl Clark, Leonard Cooper 
Sr., LaVerne Dietz, Alfred Duchene, Emanuel Eckas, Thelma Eckas, Donald 
Eckert, Jessie Ellis, Edwin Ellstrom, Samuel Evans Jr., Herman 
Friesenhahn, Henry Geisert, Paul Gill, Lloyd Gould, George Hare, Eugene 
Hemmerle, William Hock, Milton Hunholz, Willis Janssen, William King, 
Dean Kingcade, Wallace Kirchhoff, Lawrence Kopecky, Richard Kounovsky, 
John Kreman, Kenneth Lamp, Robert Larsen, Dennis Larson, Lawrence 
Lawler, James Lee, William Leppert, Murdo MacLennan, Philip Mahoney, 
Charles Markesbery, Gene Mitchell, Robert Nagel, Dale Nelson, George 
Niedermayr, Willard Nordick, Richard Ochsner, Gerald Pearson, Donald 
Piermattei, Reid Pope, Paul Shapard, Howard Smallwood, Richard 
Spaulding, Donald Sterling, Harold Sulzbach, Robert Swanstrom, Betty 
Taylor, John Waddell, Donald Webb, Louie Wells, Russel White, Norman 
Wikler, Egbert Womack Jr., George Woodman, James Yenter, Jon Ackerman, 
Isidro Arroyo, Ronald Britton, Steven Drake, Vearlon Forbes, James 
Freeland, Jimmie Garcia, Kenneth Hedger, Kenneth Hollingshead, Kenneth 
Jacobsen, Mark Kauffman, Terry Keating, Robert Klausner, William 
Miller, William Ortega, Marvin Pruitt, Robert Taylor, and Gene Thim.

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