[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 62 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE

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                            HON. JOHN KATKO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 21, 2016

  Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Honor Flight 
Syracuse. Honor Flight Syracuse is a private, not-for-profit 
organization and is one of more than 130 regional hubs of the National 
Honor Flight Network. Honor Flight Syracuse became an official hub in 
the Honor Flight Network in May of 2012.
   Honor Flight Syracuse's mission is to honor America's veterans by 
transporting them to Washington, D.C. to visit the national memorials 
dedicated to their service and sacrifice. The goal of Honor Flight 
Syracuse is to help every single war veteran in the greater Syracuse 
area, willing and capable, to obtain a flight to visit their memorial 
at no cost to them.
   Since May of 2012, Honor Flight Syracuse has completed six missions 
to Washington, D.C., with a seventh mission scheduled for this month. 
Honor Flight Syracuse gives top priority to America's most senior-
citizen heroes--veterans of World War II and any war veteran with a 
terminal illness.
   Thanks to Honor Flight Syracuse's dedicated leadership team, board 
members and volunteers, hundreds of Veterans from the greater Syracuse 
area, Northern New York State, and the Mohawk Valley have been able to 
travel to Washington, D.C. and visit the memorials that honor their 
service and sacrifice.
   I am honored to recognize such an incredible organization dedicated 
to helping veterans in our community. I want to pay tribute to all who 
have made Honor Flight Syracuse such a remarkable program and to thank 
all of the veterans who have participated in Honor Flight Syracuse for 
their sacrifice and dedication to our country.

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