[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 148 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE HONOR FLIGHT OF OREGON

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 42 World War II 
veterans from Oregon who will be visiting their memorial this Friday in 
Washington, D.C. through Honor Flight of Oregon. On behalf of a 
grateful state and country, we welcome these heroes to our nation's 
capital.
  The veterans on this flight from Oregon are as follows: Russell 
Carter, Army; Carolyn Clark, Army; Robert Kakuska, Army; Henry 
Kreminski, Army; Milford McDougal, Army; William Osteen, Army; Carl 
Propes, Army; Richard Reeve, Army; Arthur Schlenther, Army; Carl Smith, 
Army; Richard Sowell, Army; Frank Spiegel, Army; Alvin Tesky, Army; 
Edward Usselman, Army; Walter McNeill, Army Air Corps; Gordon Sodorff, 
Army Air Corps; Shirley Wilson, Army Air Corps; Clarence Read, Army Air 
Forces; Walter Seaman, Army Air Forces; William Thompson, Army Air 
Forces; Robert Turkisher, Army Air Forces; Robert Lortie, Coast Guard; 
Nancy Songer, Coast Guard; Frank Gibson, Marine Corps; Owen Anson, 
Navy; Ellsworth Bell, Navy; Jack Clevinger, Navy; Leroy Colvin, Navy; 
Kenneth Harding, Navy; David Henthorne, Navy; Robert Jackson, Navy; 
Hugh Keavney, Navy; William Krager, Navy; Willis Marshall, Navy; 
William Miller, Navy; Melvin Probst, Navy; Margaret Ross, Navy; Leonard 
Tischler, Navy; Donald Quinn, Navy; Forrest Hall, Navy Reserve; Santo 
Regalbuto, Navy Reserve; and Patsy Seaman, Women's Army Corps.
  These 42 heroes join the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 veterans who will 
travel to Washington, D.C. from their home states in 2016, adding to 
the over 150,000 veterans who have been honored through the Honor 
Flight Network of volunteers nationwide since 2005.
  Mr. Speaker, each of us is humbled by the courage of these brave 
Americans 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.

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