[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2453-S2454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ALASKA MISSION 6 HONOR FLIGHT

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize six veterans 
from Alaska who are in Washington this week as part of the Alaska 
Mission 6 Honor Flight. These veterans are here to witness and 
experience our Nation's most hallowed memorials--built to honor their 
service and sacrifice and that of their brothers and sisters in arms.
  On behalf of Alaska's congressional delegation, our State, and our 
country, I welcome these heroes to Washington and extend to them my 
sincere gratitude for their service.
  Participating in the Alaska Mission 6 Honor Flight are John J. 
Boulette and William K. Zimmer, U.S. Navy veterans of the Korean war; 
Alexander Crockett Blanchard and Alfred Dawkins, U.S. Army veterans of 
the Vietnam war; Neal Henry Dallman, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam 
war; and Arnold Patrick McDonald, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the 
Vietnam war.
  Without the sacrifices of these six men and so many others, defending 
peace and liberty in some of the most dangerous corners of the world 
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harrowing and dark times, we would not be able to enjoy the prosperity 
and freedom that are hallmarks of our great Nation to this day.
  Since 2005, more than 170,000 veterans have participated in Honor 
Flights to Washington. Giving veterans the opportunity to make this 
trip is a small endeavor in comparison to the gravity of the challenges 
they faced, but it is an important gesture to let them know that their 
fellow Americans have not forgotten the hardships they endured on our 
behalf, nor the many men and women in uniform who made the ultimate 
sacrifice for our freedom. Honor Flights are made possible principally 
thanks to the generous donations of patriotic Americans who want to 
give veterans the honor they deserve.
  On behalf of all Alaskans, I wish to extend my sincerest thanks to 
the Alaska Mission 6 veterans, for the selfless dedication they have 
shown to our country, the often unheralded sacrifices of their 
families, and the enduring example they have given to future 
generations. May God bless these veterans, the great State of Alaska, 
and the United States of America.

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