[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SALUTING TIM AND SUZANNE OLSON FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR NATION'S 
                                VETERANS

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 22, 2018

  Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to recognize 
Tim and Suzanne Olson for their leadership in the Space Coast Honor 
Flight program serving Florida's Brevard and Indian River County 
veterans.
  A United States Navy veteran, Tim Olson began his service to Honor 
Flight in 2010 while working his full-time job in Maryland. As a 
``Green Shirt'' volunteer at the Baltimore-Washington International 
Airport, he helped welcome veterans from around the United States as 
they made their way to Washington, D.C.
  Based on his rewarding experiences, Tim encouraged his wife Suzanne 
to volunteer with the newly formed Honor Flight program in Melbourne, 
FL in late 2010. Since that time, Tim and Suzanne have been an integral 
part of Space Coast Honor Flight. Working with a small group of 
volunteers, they helped build a board of directors to lead a team of 
over 300 volunteers that have made 49 trips to our nation's capital, 
allowing 1,250 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans the 
opportunity to visit their memorials.
  For the last eight years Tim has served as the Space Coast Honor 
Flight Operations Director responsible for the planning, coordination, 
and execution of the trips to Washington, D.C. Suzanne served as 
Secretary/Treasurer, Guardian Coordinator, Mail Call Coordinator, and 
currently as Programs Director responsible for planning and 
coordinating all events in Melbourne, Florida.
  One of the greatest privileges Katie and I have is greeting our 
veterans as they depart on their honor flight to our nation's capital 
to visit their memorials, or greeting them in Washington, D.C., as they 
arrive on the National Mall. Their courage, and that of veterans since, 
has helped change the course of history and has protected America and 
the freedoms we hold dear.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in saluting the passion, dedication, and commitment of Tim and 
Suzanne Olson. Their service honors our veterans and has been vital to 
the success of the Space Coast Honor Flight mission.

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