[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E463-E464]
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, May 19, 2026

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Vietnam and Korean War 
veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2026, 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 will travel here on 
May 20, 2026, 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 D. Agema, Robert D. Anderson, Dennis J. Archer, 
     Darryl E. Backstrom, Larry C. Beall, Karl A. Berglund, Peter 
     J. Bistolfo, William J. Bleecker, James G. Buer, Leonard 
     Bunge, Edward J. Butler, Mario O. Candia, Michael B. Casale, 
     Joseph D. Cecala, Sr., Daniel B. Clark, Michael A. Connelly, 
     Thomas J. Connors, William J. Connors, Robert L. Coyer, Roger 
     S. Dabrowski, Michael R. Del Castillo, Gerald Den Hamer, 
     David Frank Dillman, Stephen J. Dionne, Patrick H. Dowd, 
     Rodney H. Dowell, James B. Ferguson, Stephen H. Fleming, Jose 
     A. Flores, Richard M. Friedman, William J. Gallagher, Jr., 
     Carl V.

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     Gatto, Dennis L. Hansen, Rickey Hardy, Robert J. Harrigan, 
     James E. Harris, Jerry Hendershott, Michael J. Higgins, 
     Robert M. Hinton, William N. Hobday, Robert C. Holliday, 
     Robert H. Honzik, Jeffrey C. Isenhart, Hobie T. Jackson, 
     Robert C. Keller, Arthur E. Kent, Harold F. Kern, James W. 
     Keyser, Edward F. Kneip, Terry W. Knowles, Raymond J. 
     Kolasinski, William R. Kot, Leonard Kukulka, Dennis J. Kwait, 
     Paul T. La Falce, Donald F. Lundy, Denise M. Lynch, Wayne T. 
     Macejak, John W. Mason, Douglas M. Massier, John A. 
     McAndrews, Jr., William E. McCabe, Stanley J. McGraw, 
     Terrence McLoughlin, Robert J. Mizgata, James C. Mladic, 
     William J. Mladic, William T. Morrison, Othos E. Morrow, 
     Richard J. Mrozinski, Jr., Steven F. Munz, Michael F. 
     Napadow, Gary W. Nielsen, John J. Orlando, Thomas W. Osowski, 
     George J. Palka, Joseph P. Palm, Brian A. Pate, Gregory L. 
     Patras, William Perrill, Michael L. Pfeffer, Joseph W. 
     Pisterzi, Trainimair C. Platte, Jr., James C. Prorok, Winston 
     C. Rasmussen, Jack C. Rauscher, Sylvester Roach, John J. 
     Rogan, Adrienne L. Rubinkowski, Terrence P. Ruettiger, Gerald 
     L. Sandretto, Bruce A. Scariano, David Scariano, Donald A. 
     Schoenfielder, Robert J. Schutte, William B. Sebrell, Lynetta 
     Smith, Joseph J. Sowinski, Charles W. Speake, Raymond W. 
     Stetz, Ronald W. Stevenson, Dennis D. Story, Douglas A. 
     Strasburg, Donald J. Tira, Joel R. Tira, Robert J. Tracy, 
     Michael B. Troth, James J. Utz, Maximo Valdez, Peter A. Van 
     Merkestyn, Stanley Vaughn, Gregory J. Vickner, Thomas J. 
     Wadman, William H. Webb, Richard K. Wilken, Jerome J. 
     Wojtena, and Thomas M. Woods.

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