[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 73 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO THE HONOR FLIGHT OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

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                           HON. JOHN W. ROSE

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 3, 2019

  Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
27 veterans from Tennessee who visited Washington, D.C., on May 1, 
2019, with Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee. On behalf of a grateful 
state and nation, I was honored to welcome these heroes to our nation's 
capital.


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  May 3, 2019, on page E537, the following appeared: Mr. ROSE of 
Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. JOHN W. ROSE 
of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize


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  As a new Member of Congress, this marked the first time I have had 
the privilege of meeting with an Honor Flight from Tennessee. I was 
pleased to welcome several veterans on this flight who were from the 
district I represent, the Sixth District of Tennessee. They were: Earl 
E. Higley, U.S. Army; Jimmie M. Pritt, U.S. Air Force; Glenn Wade 
Bennett, U.S. Army; John Anthony Jones, U.S. Army; Billy R. McElhaney, 
U.S. Navy; C. M. Tosh, U.S. Army; Joseph P. Clark, U.S. Marine Corps; 
Daniel N. Lynch, U.S. Navy; William T. Cook, U.S. Navy; LeGrand Dawes, 
Jr., U.S. Marine Corps; James Franklin Shields, U.S. Army; Richard T. 
Sain, U.S. Air Force; John Wayne Pullen, U.S. Army; Bienveuido V. 
Hassell, U.S. Air Force; and Virgil C. Morgan, Jr., U.S. Navy.
  Also on this flight were: Joe J. Sage, U.S. Army; Randy G. Lancaster, 
U.S. Marine Corps; Gerald Joseph Guerin, U.S. Army; John Floyd Cole, 
Jr., U.S. Air Force; Johnny Jaco, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army; Johnnie 
Louis Walker, U.S. Army; Bobbie L. Swinea, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air 
Force; Jack L. Giddens, Jr., U.S. Navy; Joseph Karl Pehm, U.S. Marine 
Corps; Danny Ray Sisk, U.S. Air Force; Robert Ernest Tapscott, U.S. 
Army; and Curtis W. Posey, U.S. Army.
  Madam Speaker, the men and women from Honor Flight of Middle 
Tennessee exemplify the greatness of the United States. Though we can 
never fully repay them for their service to our country, it was my 
privilege to offer our most sincere gratitude for the sacrifices they 
made on behalf of the Sixth District of Tennessee.
  I would also like to extend a special ``thank you'' to the local 
communities and volunteers who worked together to make this special 
visit possible. I would especially like to thank Claude Morse (USAF 
Ret.), the President and Chairman of the Board for Honor Flight of 
Middle Tennessee, for his tireless work organizing this event. Without 
this team, the Honor Flight would not have been possible.
  To my colleagues here today, I hope you will join me in thanking 
these veterans and their families for their dedication and service to 
our country.

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