[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E614]
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        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 24, 2026

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Vietnam and Korean War 
veterans who are traveling to Washington, D.C. on June 24, 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 travel here on June 
24, 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 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:
       Jerry W. Anderson, Leon E. Ausec, Marlowe Bacon, James E. 
     Baker, Jr., John Balkema, Arthur T. Baltazar, Lawrence K. 
     Barber, Donald Barnacle, James Barnacle, Joseph J. Barrett. 
     Robert T. Barrett, Anthony Barrios, Walter Beckman, Sherlen 
     Bell, Stephen D. Bennett, Thomas Bergthold, Ronald R. Bielke, 
     Wayne R. Biasen, Gary F. Bliss, Rockne Bork, Stephan M. 
     Brennan, Michael R. Brittain, Roy D. Brown, Michael J. 
     Bunton, Thomas P. Bunton, Phillip Buoscio, Gary W. Butler, 
     James S. Butridge, Daniel Buzinski, Bruce D. Callen, Robert 
     Capuani, Donald L. Carroll, Victor Chacon, Jr., Richard D. 
     Clayton, John W. Cliffe, William Collins, William H. Crotty, 
     Walter F. Cudecki, Henry L. Dean, Merle J. Denker, James J. 
     Dennis, Jr., William T. Diaz, Michael O. Downing, Willie 
     Ellis, Jr., George Engelthaler, John Evans, Philip M. Foss, 
     Ernesto Garcia, Vanessa Gibbs, Robert W. Glines, Thomas C. 
     Greenan, Richard Grenda, Dennis Habbley, Albert R. Harris, 
     Claude C, Harris, David W. Heath, Terry D. Henderson, Robert 
     J. Hluchy, David L. Hoffman, Herbert E. Hogberg, Jr., Richard 
     G. Howard, Joseph E. Idaszak, Julius H. Igyarto, Jeffery A. 
     Jordan, Dennis C. Kane, Michael R. Kearney, Donald T. Keegan, 
     Lowell E. Killion, Francis M. Kirkpatrick, Dale L. 
     Klinefelter, Charles H. Kock, John Kranz, Anthony W. Kubon, 
     Russell Leaich, Charles L. Lenzini, Richard Lisy, Kalman J. 
     Mager, Richard Malvestuto, Charles L. Meyer, David Miller, 
     Rex A. Miller, David E. Mills, Virgil M. Mitchell, Richard 
     Mix, Jr., Andrew Nixon, Jr., Dennis J. Nowicki, Cesar A. 
     Pantoja, John P. Parrish, John J. Pawelski, Lawrence A. 
     Pebelske, Frederick T. Pennix, Jr., Edward J. Piane, Mitchell 
     S. Pierce, Robert Pruter, John M. Puskar, Gene Sbalchiero, 
     Joseph C. Schmidt, Vivin F. Schultz, George W. Smuckel, 
     Robert Tamillo, John D. Totemeier, John W. Tracy, Sidney M. 
     Victor, John C. Volkmann, Marjorie R. Walton, James T. Watts, 
     Paul White, Warren W. Wiggenhauser, Michael C. Williams, 
     Eugene W. Wright, John E. Yaun, John O. Young, Charles R. 
     Zelinski, and Francis L. Zmuda.

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