[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 16603]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WORLD WAR II VETERANS VISIT

  Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President. In October of 2013, Veterans in the Last 
Frontier and Alaska-Golden Heart hubs of Honor Flight will be traveling 
to Washington, DC, to visit their memorials. I would like to welcome 
these heroes to our Nation's capital and take this time to recognize 
their service to our Nation.
  I would like to record the individual names of the World War II 
veterans selected for this trip: Mr. Jacob Knapp, Army; Mr. Stanley 
Coleman, Navy; Mr. John Collins, Army; Mr. William Field, Navy; Mr. 
Alvin Hershberger, Army; Mr. Norman Hogg, Army; Mr. Howard Hunt, Army; 
Mr. Alfred Kehl, Army; Mr. George Miller, Air Force; Mr. Manuel Norat, 
Army; Mr. Leonard Nugent, Navy; Mr. Dale Parker, Navy; Mr. Fredrick 
Samsun, Marines and Air Force; Mr. Marshall Solberg, Navy; Mr. Lafton 
Wells, Navy; Ms. Ellen White, Air Force; Ms. Juliana Wilson, Navy; Mr. 
Allen Woodward, Navy; Mr. Edward Young Jr., Air Force; Mr. James 
Brewster, Navy; Mr. Elvin Brush, Air Force; Mr. Arnold Booth, Army; Mr. 
Conrad Ryan, Army; Mr. William Miller, Army; Mr. Louis Palmer, Navy; 
Mr. James Dodge, Marines; Mr. Roy Helms, Army; Mr. Nelson McBirney, 
Navy and Mr. Wenzel Raith, Navy.
  These veterans from Alaska join over 90,000 other veterans from 
across the country, who, since 2005, have traveled to our Nation's 
capital to visit and reflect at memorials built here in their honor. 
This Honor Flight trip was made possible by generous public donations 
and contributions from those who wish to honor these heroes.
  We owe a great deal to our servicemen and veterans who put themselves 
in harm's way for our Nation and for our security. The sacrifices made 
by these heroes are truly incredible and without their honor, courage, 
commitment, and sacrifice, we would not enjoy the freedoms we cherish 
today.
  Each of these veterans have my thanks for their service, and I very 
appreciate the staff, volunteers and supporters of the Honor Flight 
program who make these trips happen. Again, thank you to all Alaska 
veterans and the volunteers for their dedication, commitment, and 
service.

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