[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2034-S2035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WORLD WAR II VETERANS VISIT

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the distinguished 
veterans of Honor Flight Northern Colorado who recently made their 13th 
trip to Washington, DC to visit the memorials that stand in our 
Nation's Capital. This group includes veterans from multiple wars and 
different generations, linked together by their service to our Nation.
  Founded in 2005, the Honor Flight Program was originally formed to 
honor veterans of World War II but has since expanded to include those 
who have served in all other American engagements. This program 
provides an

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opportunity for veterans to fly to Washington, DC free of cost, so they 
can visit the national memorials dedicated to their service. Of the 123 
veterans who visited Washington, DC 22 served in World War II, 69 in 
Korea, and 32 in Vietnam.
  Military service is an exceptional duty to country. When the United 
States has been threatened, our veterans have stepped up and answered 
our country's call without reservation or fear.
  Though these memorials honor our veterans' service, no statue or 
monument can truly express the level of gratitude we feel for those who 
courageously risked their lives to preserve our inherent rights to 
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Today we honor those who 
fought to secure the blessings endowed by our Creator for future 
generations.
  Please join me in honoring Leonard Bennett, Verne Berry, Donald 
Debus, Frank DeSeure, Earl Harper, Joe Hoberman, Boyd Johnson, Charles 
Johnson, Phyllis Iverson-Farver, Glenn Lawrence, William Loper, Thomas 
Mascarenas, Jack Miller, James Mitchell, Glenn Morrell, Robert Palmer, 
Margaret Rowlett, Waldemar Schielke, Eric Schoenhaar, Lyle Stearley, 
Perry Sullinger, James Wayne, Henry Amen, Donald Babcock. William Berg, 
JD Bernard, Norton Billings, James Boltz, Leslie Bridwell, John 
Brunner, Francis Carrigan, Arne Christensen, Kenneth Cook, Edna Coseo, 
Lowell Davis, George Dillan, Edward Doebbeling, James Doherty, Paul 
Duneman, Philip Edwards, Karl Ehmann, Frank Faiella, Robert Fiscus, 
William Franklin, Melvin Gerling, Douglas Gifford, Otis Gordley, Jr., 
John Hefton, Robert Heldt, Richard Hirn, William Hotes, Bert Jones, 
Jr., Robert Kearney, Wayne Kluck, Richard Krebs, Vito LaBarbara, 
Richard Larson, Donald LeFever, Richard Lewis, John Marks, William 
Marlatt, Dale Mason, Verle Miller, Howard Morgan, Norman Oling, Donald 
Packard, Burdett Parsons, Harold Potter, Rolland Reinick, Louis 
Richardson, Dudley Rider, Clyde Rink, Jr., Richard Ruggles, Richard 
Schilling, Raymond Schropfer, Wilbert Shimoda, Raymond Slauson, Charles 
Stevens, Jimmy Stickley, John Stitzel, Robert Stitzel, Thomas Stults, 
Eugene Stumpf, Dorral Threlkel, Jerry Turner, Ray Walker, Linus 
Wasinger, Ernest Wimmer, Delmar Wittier, Wallace Wolverton, Charles 
Wyant, Edward Andrews, Dennis Arnold, Berton Bessey, Ralph Bowling, 
Eugene Burmeister, Martin Carrera, Ronald Carrera, Thomas Claspell, 
Randy Colby, Kenneth Curry, Kenneth Eck, Timothy Feia, Sylvia Fiscus, 
Larry Giauque, Roger Hess, Warren Hindman, David Jones, Wallace Lavery, 
Michael Linder, William Lodge, Merle Luther, James Maxwell, Gaylen 
Miller, Martin Musick, Edward Obrecht, Jr. Daniel Scalise, Ronald 
Schaft, Gary Stricklin, John Stricklin, Robert Van Driel, David Webb, 
John Zochol.

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