[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONOR FLIGHT OF OREGON

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 13, 2019

  Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize one Vietnam veteran, 
nine World War II veterans and thirteen Korean War veterans from Oregon 
who are visiting their memorials on the National Mall on Friday, June 
14, 2019, through Honor Flight of Oregon. Every time I have the chance 
to meet one of these heroes, I am reminded of the poignant words of 
General Dwight D. Eisenhower. In a message to Allied troops just before 
D-Day, he said, ``The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and 
prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.''
  He was right then, of course, Madam Speaker. But over seventy years 
later, liberty-loving people everywhere continue to owe these heroes 
for their extraordinary service and their incredible stories of 
sacrifice and bravery on behalf of our country. That's why it is my 
privilege to include in the Record their names today.
  The veterans on this Honor Flight from Oregon are as follows: David 
Bagley, Marine Corps; Willis Bennett, Navy; Mount Blevins, Army; 
William Cadman, Marine Corps; William Collins, Navy; Marjorie Cook, 
Army; Lorin Culver, Army; Frederic DeGanna, Air Force; Walter Dye, 
Navy; Charles Elson, Army; Morris Fruitman, Navy; Ronald Gutekunst, Air 
Force; Harry Krogman, Air Force; Jack Lakey, Navy; Vernon Lesher, Navy; 
Harold Mehrten, Air Force and Navy; Charles Nagy Jr., Navy; Henry 
Nussbaum, Navy; Walter Ridge, Navy; Bobby Ruth, Army; Jack Thompson, 
Army; Gerald Wellington, Air Force and Navy; and William Wilson, Army.


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  June 13, 2019, on page E776, the following appeared: Ma1jorie 
Cook, Army
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Marjorie Cook, 
Army


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  These twenty-three heroes join over 200,000 veterans who have been 
honored through the Honor Flight Network of volunteers nationwide since 
2005.
  I would also like to recognize the ten guardians traveling on this 
trip who have also served our country: Anginette Echols, Navy; Terry 
Haines, Navy; Daniel Johnson, Navy; Ronald Kohl, Air Force and Army; 
Mark Libante, Army; Peter Pringle, Navy; Walter Ridge Jr., Navy; 
Rachael Watters, Army; Kenneth Wilson, Navy; and Tanya Wilson, Navy.
  Madam Speaker, at the height of the Civil War in 1863, President 
Abraham Lincoln wrote, ``Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, 
who bravely bears his country's cause.'' Each of us in this chamber and 
in this nation should be humbled by the courage of these brave veterans 
who put themselves in harm's way for our country and way of life. As a 
nation, we can never fully repay the debt of gratitude owed to them for 
their honor, commitment, and sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we 
have today.
  My colleagues, please join me in thanking these veterans and the 
volunteers of Honor Flight of Oregon for their exemplary dedication and 
service to this great country.

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