[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1453]
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                   TRIBUTE TO HONOR FLIGHT OF OREGON

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 50 World War II 
veterans from Oregon who will be visiting their memorial today in 
Washington, DC through Honor Flight of 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 as follows: Albert Azar, 
Army; Clarence Brace, Army; Howard Christopherson, Army; Jacob Egger, 
Army; Theodore Flaiz, Army; Henry Krebs, Army; Loyal Lee, Army; Richard 
Lovett, Army; Eddie Morris, Army; Henry Nelsen, Army; Lewellyn 
Renville, Army; Robert Strick, Army; Henry Tiano, Army; James Rose, 
Army Air Corps; Richard Smith, Army Air Corps; Frederick Parish, Army 
Air Force; Ray Burgess, Coast Guard; Helen Hansen, Coast Guard; Richard 
Shettler, Coast Guard; Marvin Adams, Navy; Robert Bigler, Navy; Harold 
Candland, Navy; Paul Clayton, Navy; Byron Dougan, Navy; Joseph Fahey, 
Navy; John Faust, Navy; John Ferguson, Navy; Troy Grimshaw, Navy; 
Herman Hansen, Navy; Cecil Hector, Navy; Imer Henry, Navy; Richard 
Higgins, Navy; Marvin Johnson, Navy; Glenn Lewis, Navy; Robert 
Montgomery, Navy; Bob Moore, Navy; James Stangland, Navy; Gordon Stone, 
Navy; Neil Swarthout, Navy; Paul Swenson, Navy; Arthur Tooze, Navy; 
Gilbert Turner, Navy; Harold Wakefield, Navy; George Yates, Navy; 
Robert Ganson, USMC; Edward Kimball, USMC; Richard Mann, USMC; Harold 
Reeves, USMC; Albert Riney, USMC; Thomas Teela, USMC.
  These 50 heroes join more than 98,000 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, and Marines 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.
  My colleagues, please join me in thanking these veterans and the 
volunteers of Honor Flight of Oregon for their exemplary dedication and 
service to this great country. I especially want to recognize and thank 
Dick Tobiason for his tireless work as president of Honor Flight of 
Oregon and trip leaders Erik Tobiason and Pam Kelsay for their efforts.

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