[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2963-S2964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO CHRIS LEON

 Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and 
recognize Mr. Chris Leon of Wichita, KS.
  Chris started volunteering for Kansas Honor Flight 8 years ago. 
Kansas Honor Flight is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to 
honoring Kansas veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam by sending 
these heroes on an all-expense-paid journey of honor and remembrance to 
visit their memorials in Washington, DC. Chris has demonstrated 
outstanding leadership in his volunteer work with ALLmetal Recycling, 
and thanks to his efforts crushing aluminum cans, Kansas Honor Flight 
has been able to send countless veterans on a trip of a lifetime to 
Washington, DC. Chris is now 31 years old and continues to demonstrate 
his leadership and support for our veterans through his exemplary 
volunteer work.
  I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Chris on his visit to Washington DC, and 
I can't wait to see what he accomplishes

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in the future. It is my honor to congratulate him, and I hope he knows 
how much his efforts have contributed to financing the Kansas Honor 
Flight Program. His deep love for his country and his desire to give 
back to those who have sacrificed so much are truly an inspiration to 
us all. I now ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Chris for his 
wonderful accomplishments, as well as in wishing him nothing but 
success in the future.

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