[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          17TH HONOR FLIGHT OF HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the veterans of the 
Honor Flight Northern Colorado and the organization's 17th trip to 
Washington, DC. More than 120 veterans have traveled to our Nation's 
Capital to visit the memorials that stand in their honor. This group 
includes veterans from various wars and generations, but all are linked 
by their service to our country.
  Ten years ago, the Honor Flight was created to fly veterans that had 
served in World War II to Washington, DC, so they could visit the World 
War II memorial. Now, the Honor Flight welcomes veterans from across 
the country to fly to Washington, DC, free of charge, to visit the 
memorials of the wars in which these heroic veterans fought. No words 
are sufficient to show the gratitude and respect we all have for the 
courageous men and women who have protected our Nation. These veterans 
have preserved our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
happiness.
  Of the 123 veterans on the most recent honor flight, 20 served in 
World War II, 34 served in Korea, and 69 served in Vietnam.
  Please join me in honoring Fredric Arnold, Gene Bennett, C.H. Clark, 
Lillian Crosley, Raymond Dickey, Darwin Dixon, James Edmisten, Jimmie 
Godsey, Louis Hamman, Delbert Haynes, John Hess, Robert Horton, Dolores 
Kochheiser, Harry Maroncelli, Elmer McGinty, Frank Occhiuto, Robert 
Schueneman, Raymond Valadez, William VanBeber, William Way, Richard 
Bernhardt, Harold Bohm, Lee Boylan, George Brandt, Casper Brixius, 
James Comer Jr., Russell Daniels, Ralph Darrough, Ross DeBey, Garold 
Fox, S. Gilbert Garcia, Ronald Gillam, William Harrison, Virgil Hecker, 
Allan Hedberg, Dennis Lance, Gordon Leben, Albert Lowe, Jimmy Martin, 
Francis McKenna Jr., Ernest Medialdea, James Montgomery, Delmer Moss, 
James Petrie, William Pool, Carroll Quick, Robert Ray, Kennedy Roode, 
Al Schott, William Sherman, James Shuey, Donald Trettenero, Herbert 
Wenger, Eugene Ziehm, Roy Armstrong, Wilbur Boegli, Cary Bott, Thurman 
Bradley, Claude Buehrle, Robert Bullard, John Carpenter, Terrence 
Carroll, Robert Cofone, Larry Coldren, Paul Conley, Byron Daniels, 
Robert Davis, Mark DeDecker, Michael Doherty, Gary Dorsey, Mark Drake, 
Dale Eggleston, Jerry Eldred, Gary Ellerman, Daniel Ferguson, William 
Fisher, Roy Friesen, Glenn Fulcher, Glenn Gaines, Jerry Graham, Paul 
Graves, Dwight Gutsche, Percy Hamilton II, Christopher Harris, Robert 
Hawkey, William Hellyer, Thomas James, Normann Kegerreis, Michael 
Krier, LeRoy Lawson, Harold Lif, Peter Lister, Jimmy Lofink, William 
Margheim, Dallas Maurer, Kevin McGrath, Richard Miller Jr., David 
Naylor, Wesley Nelson, Richard Norris, Larry Perkins, Robert Randall, 
Danny Robinett, Robert Rutz, Robert Schrader, Billy Schwindt, Jackie 
Scott, David Sellers, David Shigley, Tommy Silva, Kenneth Skoglund, 
Darrell Smith, John Smith, Farrell Spencer, Edward Stephens, Stanley 
Suichta, Martin Treml, Kerry Tyler, Linda Tyler, Daryl Vande Hoef, 
Thomas White, Terry Willert, and John Young.

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