[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E789]
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

                        Tuesday, August 22, 2023

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Vietnam and Korean War 
veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. on August 23, 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 1 of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, 
Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on 
August 23rd answered our Nation's call to service during 1 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.
  Cody Anderson, Alfredo Angeloni, Raymond J. Ariaz, Charles R. Ashley, 
William P. Atkins, Casmir R. Bachara, Lawrence A. Beaudin, Jr., Larry 
Behrens, Stephen W. Bengtson, Larry D. Berger, Lawrence W. Bosshart, 
Thomas J. Bowler, Lucille C. Bozek, James M. Brongiel, Sr., Clarence L. 
Broomfield, Danny T. Burns, Francis J. Caise, Richard G. Carsley, 
Frederick Cederholm, Frank J. Chellino, Lawrence J. Coleman, William J. 
Cooper, Jr., Shirley A. Carbonella Crallie, John M. Cruz, Ronald J.E. 
Cunat, Sherwyn I. Davis, James G. DeJong, Nickolas D. DeTrana, Roger A. 
Dexter, Robert J. Dodier, Thomas W. Donnelly, Richard G. Dumas, Les W. 
Durov, Marshall R. Erickson, Joseph W. Etten, Steven A. Ferry, John C. 
Freislinger, Michael Fresso, Thomas E. Fronczak, Walter G. Fudala, 
Vincent D. Galassie, Elmer T. Gerhardt, Joseph J. Gesicki, Mildred C. 
Gort, Dominic P. Guarraci, Robert E. Hahn, Gary M. Haynes, Gary A. 
Heitsch, Michael W. Henkelman, Leroy T. Hyatt, Donald E. James, Robert 
A. James, Leonard A. Johnson, Joseph J. Kafka, Ollie R. Kelly, Gloria 
H. Kerzner, Bernard E. Klinedinst, Jerome P. Koch, Jack C. Kosinski, 
Ronald E. Kowalski, Terry R. Lenz, Raymond D. Limbach, Michael J. 
Lorentz, Arthur L. Lott, Michael P. Lyng, William A. Malinow, Edward P. 
Maluska, Jr., Robert W. Markgraf, Edward M. Marshall, Raymond E. 
Massie, Lawrence J. Maurer, Ronald A. Mikicich, Keith R. Miller, Wayne 
H. Mitchell, Robert P. Mitchell, Wilbur R. Mixter, Donald G. Monahan, 
Michael F. Monahan, Thomas J. Monahan, Guy E. Mylander, Charles T. 
Ohrn, Richard A. Panozzo, James A. Parker, George L. Pearson, Richard 
T. Perrott, Frank J. Pilch, Daniel E. Porch, Richard Q. Poynter, Ralph 
L. Puralewski, Dennis J. Regan, Michael Relaz, Derrick L. Roberson, 
David M. Robertson, Robert T. Royce, Dale E. Sasse, James K. Sawyer, 
Joseph P. Scanlon, Kenneth A. Schmars, Edward L. Schuck, Ronald 
Sheirok, Thomas A. Skonie, Joseph M. Stachurski, Thomas A. Stonis, 
Edward E. Szachnit, Carl J. Szajkovics, Raymond Wasniewski, Ronald E. 
Willer, John A. Wojciechowski, Charles R. Woods, David L. Young, Jr., 
Jack A. Zander, and Thomas Zapchenk.

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