[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE OF COMMANDER DONALD ``HOPPY'' HANSON

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                          HON. DAVID A. TROTT

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2017

  Mr. TROTT. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in recognition of the service 
of Commander Donald ``Hoppy'' Hanson of Novi, Michigan and in 
celebration of his 93rd birthday.
  Serving in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, 
Commander Hanson served his country valiantly, defending our nation's 
fundamental principles of freedom and democracy around the world.
  He has been an unwavering defender of liberty, and it is thanks to 
him that we have the privilege to live in the greatest country in the 
world.
  Commander Hanson represents the best of our great country. He's a 
strong believer in the traditions built by Americans before him, but he 
never lost sight of the future of our nation.
  As a Livonia school teacher for 20 years, he nurtured the promise of 
every generation to come, enriching the minds of the next generation, 
the future of a nation he fought so courageously to preserve.
  Today, I echo an eternally grateful nation in thanking Commander 
Hanson for his devout service and in celebration of his 93rd birthday.

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