[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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           HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO'S 20TH FLIGHT TO DC

 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I wish today to recognize the 
veterans of Honor Flight Northern Colorado who have made their 20th 
trip to Washington, DC, to visit memorials that stand in their honor. 
This group consists of veterans from various wars and generations, but 
all are linked by their service to our country.
  Founded in 2005, the Honor Flight program was originally formed to 
honor veterans that had served in World War II. The program has 
expanded and now welcomes veterans from across the country to fly to 
Washington, DC, free of charge, so that they can visit the national 
memorials dedicated to their service. These veterans have preserved our 
rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Few words 
sufficiently express the gratitude and respect we all have for these 
brave men and women. Of the 123 veterans on the most recent Honor 
Flight, 9 served in World War II, 25 served in Korea, and 89 served in 
Vietnam.
  Please join me in honoring Carl Curtis, Eugene Doty, Ben Gutfelder, 
Fred Heinze, James Ingram, Elwood Johnsen, George Kunz, Stuart Mundt, 
Merwin Waterman, John Anderson, Ralph Ashton, William Bohn, Gerald 
Briggs, Joseph Carney, Dale Doty, Ernest Garcia, Charles Gustafson, 
Fred Hagen, Richard Hornung, Phillip Kaspar, Dixon King, George Lanes, 
John Lark, Don Moritz, August Roemer, Melvin Salter, Paul Salvador, 
Arlen Sarian, Walter Slocum Jr, Arthur Smith, Willard Unrein, Robert 
Wallen, William Webster, Reginald Willcox, Edward Aitken, Charles 
Ashbaugh, Harry Ashbaugh, Frank Atwood, Thomas Barker, Lanny Benninger, 
Eldredge Blain, William Bjorlin, Leslie Burns, Joel Champion, James 
Chopp, Willis Corcoran, William Damewood, Anson Derby, Clarence Dye, 
Clifford Echols, Roy Echols, David Fanning, Wesley Feeney Jr, Budd 
Finch Jr, Errol Ford, Michael Gail, Alonzo Garza, Dennis Gordon, Eldon 
Harrell, Larry Hartman, Allan Havens, John Hendrickson, Nicholas 
Herrera, Donald Hull, Raymond Johnson, John Kask, Paul Kornmueller, 
Charles Klutsch, Joseph Long, Michael Long, Edward Longhini, Joseph 
Maes, Loren Maes, Gary Malara, David Mathis, Michael McClure, Jerry 
McDaniel, Mark McKinley, Oscar Metzgar, Steven Moskowitz, Allan Nelson, 
Robert Nelson, Russell Ness, Paul Nobles, Sven Nylander, Max Oesterle, 
Dale Olson, David Painter, Thomas Parker, Raymond Patch, Rudolf 
Peralez, Robert Perlenfien, John Perrine, Wayne Peterson, Louis Price, 
Jerry Purdy, Ernie Pyle, Ronald Ramirez, Richard Reininger, Frank Ross, 
Joe Roybal, John Ryan, Genaro Salazar, Raymond Sautter, Robert Schawo, 
Rudy Schenk, Larry Schwindt, Robert Shaeffer, Dan Shaffer, Roger Smith, 
Daniel Sorensen, Andrew Stephenson, Marjorie Stephenson, Walter Stolpa 
Jr, Dwight Strandberg, Barton Thompson, Norman Toman, Richard Tompkins, 
Samuel Trujillo, Terrence Urista, Myron Wagner, James Wetzler, and 
Charles Winkleman.

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