[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE VIETNAM AND KOREAN WAR VETERANS OF ILLINOIS

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 14, 2023

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Vietnam and Korean War 
veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2023 with Honor 
Flight Chicago, a program that provides WWII, Vietnam and Korean War 
veterans the opportunity to visit their memorials on The National Mall 
in Washington, D.C. These memorials were built to honor their courage 
and service to their country.
  The American Veteran is one of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, 
Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on June 
14th answered our Nation's call to service during one of its greatest 
times of need. From the Pacific Asian Theatre to the Korean Theater, 
these brave Americans risked life and limb, gave service and sacrificed 
much, all while embodying what it is to be a hero. We owe them more 
gratitude than can ever be expressed.
  I welcome these brave veterans to Washington and to their memorials. 
I am proud to include in the Record the names of these men and women 
for all to see, hear, and recognize, and I call on my colleagues to 
rise and join me in expressing gratitude.
  Kenneth C. Alvers, James R. Bandy, Cordell T. Barr, Richard P. 
Bazeluk, Robert E. Beauprez, Ronald W. Bennett, Vernon C. Blessing, 
Harry J. Boerema, George Bogdanowicz, Francis J. Borowski, Harold J. 
Brazzale, Lewis M. Breese, Keith H. Bristow, Michael O. Brown, James J. 
Burnett Sr., Russell F. Caforio, David C. Caso, James F. Castello, 
Arthur Chavez, Paul T. Chavez, Jack D. Chavez Sr., Peter N. 
Chelemengos, Kenneth Chrobak, Ronald F. Clarke, Humphrey L. Cobb, Terry 
F. Constantino, Edward C. Cook, Thomas Cooper, Robert A.T. Daehnke, 
John Danehy, Ralph Deschaaf, John T. Doody, Chris Drikakis, Donald L. 
Duffy, Samuel D. Edgin, Narvin A. Efferson, Norman R. Ellison, Mark E. 
Ethridge, Robert C. Evans, Charles W. Fisher, Adelbert Fry, George W. 
Giddens, George I. Green, Peter E. Habath, Ronald C. Harry, Gerald R. 
Havens, Richard P. Hernandez, Roger F. Hoffman, Fred W. Hoffmeyer, 
Kenneth R. Holmes, Nathaniel Holmes, Thomas J. Honzik, Richard Jenkins, 
Dennis R. Jensen, Ron S. Johnson, Phillip J. Kaemerer, Daniel H. Keen, 
Danny B. Kent, Lawrence L. Kieklak, Jeffrey J. Kiser, Leonard M. 
Kregel, George Kuczero, John R. Kuhn, Joseph S. Kwasny, Bruce A. 
Langman, Harold R. Lawrence, Jack R. Leder, George E. Lind, Ludwig P. 
Lingwai, Gaetano LoGiudice, William R. Lovegren, Cecil M. Lumley. 
William J. Madej, George L. Malone, Joseph E. Martinet, James F. 
McQuillen, James A. Mooney, Charles W. Morgan, Jon C. Morris, William 
C. Nickels, Kent W. Nylander, Wayne E. Paarlberg, Keith R. Ray, James 
W. Reilly, Terry F. Richard, Alonzo J. Rodgers, Henry F. Rohs, Frank C. 
Rompala, Lawrence O. Ruettiger, Raymond H. Sauerbier, John M. 
Sauerbier, Carl R. Schoeneman, Joseph M. Sebring, Terrence J. 
Shaughnessy, Timothy M. Sheehan, August L. Sisco, Willie F. Smith, 
Ronald F. Sprycha, John P. Stewart, Patrick L. Stramaglio, Donald C. 
Strauss, David J. Stukel, Timothy P. Sullivan, Michael G. Sutherland, 
Gary W. Swanson, Samuel Sylvester, Paul J. Szachnitowski, Sr., James C. 
Taylor, Edward C. Tucker, James H. Veld, Randall R. Veugeler, Andrew 
Von Vogt, Gary J. Wasemann, Alphonse S. Weick, John E. Wierl, Edward C. 
Wilhusen, David A. Wilkins, Herbert Williams Jr., John L. Wilson, and 
David L. York.

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