[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO HONOR FLIGHT OF OREGON

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 15, 2013

  Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 50 World War II 
veterans from Oregon who will be visiting their memorial this Friday in 
Washington, D.C. through Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon. On behalf of a 
grateful state and country, we welcome these heroes to the nation's 
capital.
  The veterans on this flight from Oregon are as follows: Lloyd Harry 
Bigler, U.S. Air Force; Gordon L. Case, U.S. Air Force; Marion Elza 
Hill, U.S. Air Force; Robert Verdell Lance, U.S. Air Force; Glenn M. 
Lee, U.S. Air Force; James Minturn, U.S. Air Force; Arthur H. Moon, 
U.S. Air Force; Earl Thompson, U.S. Air Force; Charles M. Williams, 
U.S. Air Force; Richard K. Blackwell, U.S. Army; Lawrence Bloom, U.S. 
Army/U.S. Navy; Merle J. Cooper, U.S. Army; Ambrose Denfeld, U.S. Army; 
Robert F. Dougherty, U.S. Army/U.S. Air Force; Jack E. Lawrence, U.S. 
Army; Frank James Mackey, U.S. Army; Jack Marsh, U.S. Army; William 
Ross Maslen, U.S. Army; Joanna S. Painter, U.S. Army; Frank M. Rinella, 
U.S. Army/U.S. Navy; James Souza, U.S. Army; Harvey Wieprecht, U.S. 
Army; Charles Johnson, U.S. Coast Guard; Eldon Lewis Cedergreen, U.S. 
Marine Corps; Richard J. Courson, U.S. Marine Corps; Milton R. Emerson, 
U.S. Marine Corps; Harold G. Lowry, U.S. Marine Corps; Arthur Edward 
Tinker, U.S. Marine Corps; Harold E. Wyman, U.S. Marine Corps; Francis 
H. Bagley, U.S. Navy; Everett H. Belcher, U.S. Navy; Kenneth Ray Book, 
U.S. Navy; John C. Drake, U.S. Navy; Richard E. Ernst, U.S. Navy; Galen 
L. Goodale, U.S. Navy; Elmer LeRoy Grady, U.S. Navy; Leroy J. Hennrich, 
U.S. Navy; Leland P. Johnson, U.S. Navy; Vernon O. Keiper, U.S. Navy; 
Andrew Doyle Knox, U.S. Navy; Richard A. Leibham, U.S. Navy; James 
Frederick Leitch, U.S. Navy; Erwin A. Marsh, U.S. Navy; Richard Guy 
Miller, U.S. Navy; Addison Parry, U.S. Navy; Walter Prosser, U.S. Navy; 
Chester Leroy Smith, U.S. Navy; John E. Van Laning, U.S. Navy; Robert 
J. Wyatt, U.S. Navy; Alice Maxine Tatone, U.S. Navy WAVE.
  These 50 heroes join more than 98,000 veterans from across the 
country who, since 2005, have journeyed from their home states to 
Washington, D.C. to reflect at the memorials built in honor of our 
nation's veterans.
  Mr. Speaker, each of us is humbled by the courage of these soldiers, 
sailors, airmen, and Marines who put themselves in harm's way for our 
country and way of life. As a nation, we can never fully repay the debt 
of gratitude owed to them for their honor, commitment, and sacrifice in 
defense of the freedoms we have today.
  My colleagues, please join me in thanking these veterans and the 
volunteers of Honor Flight of Oregon for their exemplary dedication and 
service to this great country. I especially want to recognize and thank 
Dick and Erik Tobiason for their tireless work with Honor Flight of 
Eastern Oregon.

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