[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 78 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       SOUTH DAKOTA HONOR FLIGHT

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, it is with great pride that I 
recognize 45 South Dakota veterans who are visiting our Nation's 
capital on May 15, 2018, as part of the Midwest Honor Flight.
  South Dakota's veterans have played an important role in making our 
Nation great. Through their sacrifices, America has triumphed, remained 
a free and vibrant nation, and helped others obtain their own freedoms. 
I am honored to welcome these American heroes to our Nation's Capital 
to see the symbols of their sacrifice, and I appreciate the opportunity 
to meet with them and thank them for their service. We cannot thank our 
veterans enough for putting their lives on the line when America's 
security demanded it.
  The Honor Flight veterans, in alphabetical order, are as follows: 
Stanley Allen, Jr., William Anderson, Benard Aning, Wallace Bothwell, 
Gordon Brower, Charles Bryan, Merdith Buchholz, Lucien Charette, James 
Davis, Elmer Frank, Donald Freese, Donald Gross, Robert Hempel, Arlen 
Jensen, Leroy Johnson, Kenneth Jorgenson, Harold Kleihauer, Lloyd 
Kraft, Richard Landsman, Donald Leat, Gordon Leboutillier, Melvin 
Lubbers, Kenneth Mattheis, Robert Mcclaren, Clayton Mclaughlin, Ronald 
Mount, Ray Nielsen, Kenneth Peterson, Arvis Raml, Milton Schavee, 
Eugene Schnider, Ronald Schorg, Arnold Schwarz, Warren Sealey, Ronald 
Sheard, Richard Sinclair, Wayne Spars, Gordon Spars, John Stene, Gerald 
Sutherland, Chester Vander Zee, Clarence Vanderlei, Norman Woods, James 
Yonkers, and Herbert Yost.
  It gives me great pleasure to honor those who have defended our 
freedom and to recognize the service and sacrifice of these courageous 
South Dakotans.

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