[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 181 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  21ST HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO

 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I stand here today to honor the 
distinguished veterans of the Northern Colorado Honor Flight who have 
made their 21st and final flight to Washington, DC. The Colonel Stan 
Cass Memorial Flight, in honor of Northern Colorado Honor Flight's 
founder, consisted of over 120 distinguished veterans.
  Military service is an exceptional duty to the country. Though these 
memorials honor our veterans' service, no statue or monument can truly 
express the level of gratitude we feel for the veterans who risked 
their lives for our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
happiness. When the United States has been threatened, our veterans 
have stepped up and answered our country's call without reservation or 
fear.
  Twice a year, veterans are able to travel to our Nation's Capital, 
where we are able to recognize them for their selflessness, fortitude, 
and bravery. Thirteen years after the founding of the Honor Flight 
Program, it spans across our country and recognizes veterans from every 
generation and every branch. In the past decade, Honor Flight Northern 
Colorado alone was able to take almost 3,000 veterans to Washington, 
DC.
  Please join me in honoring the veterans of the 21st Honor Flight: 
Robert Hauser, Donald Reisner, Kenneth Sweeney, Philip Bell, Wilbur 
Doeksen, Edmund Giese, Jr., Orville Markham, Roy Nichols, Lawrence 
Powers, Wesley Te Winkle, Gloria Atteberry, Walter Babcock, Terrill 
Bashline, Roger Bates, James Beemer, Anthony Benavidez, Michael 
Bernard, Gary Blomenkamp, Roger Boltz, Donald Bonenberger, Jimmy 
Bracking, Richard Bryson, Gerard Bucknall, Bruce Cameron, Cecily Cass, 
Larry Chartier, Archie Cloud, Jr., William Corbett, Steven Crall, 
Gregory Cranston, Gary Crego, Gary Cyr Sr., Thomas Danton, Raymond 
Davis, David DeCamp, Raymond Delgado, Salvatore Delprete, Ronald 
Dickerhoff, Brian Donahue, Alvin Dorsey, Eugene Eddy, Richard Fischer, 
Norman Fulton, Gary Garrison, James Gerk, William Gill III, Gregory 
Goettsch, Larry Goettsch, Allan Gott, Dallas Greenfield, Dennis 
Hammonds, Rodney Hansen, Gerald Henderson, James Hernandez, Edwin 
Hollingsworth, Donald Holt, Michael Hughes, Kenneth Iliff, Foy Jolley 
Jr., Gary Jones, Thomas Keen, James Kennedy, Stephen Kennedy, James 
Kepler, David Kinion, Mark Kintzley, Galen Konken, Nicholas Kricken, 
Donald Lambertson, Alec Leavitt, Roland Lei, Samuel Leighton, Robert 
Magnuson, Joseph Markham, Michael McCormick, Arthur Meek, Wayne 
Moeller, Juan Montoya, Marino Montoya, Charles Morgan, Richard Myron, 
Edward Nelson, Clayton Obland, John Ochoa, Dean Olson, Harleigh 
Peppler, Charles Powers, Albert Pribble, Rodger Price, Roger Ramsey, 
Paul Richmann, Kenneth Ricker, Robert Riggs, Philip Rouse, John 
Rowland, Robert Rowton, Steven Rylant, Rodolfo Sanchez, John Sanger, 
Martin Sattler, William Schenk, John Schroetlin, Kenneth Schroetlin, 
Donald Shaffer, Bert Smith, Gerald Smith, Robert Starck, William 
Starck, Duane Steinbrecher, Billy Thornton, Robert Tomlinson, Larry 
Torrez, Garlin Trower, Jr, Ernest Tyler, John Vaughn, Eugene Vigil, 
Antonio Villarreal, John Ward, Howard Willich, William Woods, Steve 
Zivicky, William Zoller, and Brian Ivers.

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