[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7016]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WORLD WAR II VETERANS VISIT

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise to recognize a very important event 
that will be occurring this Sunday and Monday: 85 World War II veterans 
from Montana will take part in the fourth Big Sky Honor Flight and come 
to Washington, DC, to visit their monument--the WWII Memorial.
  Their trip is hosted by the Big Sky Honor Flight Program. The mission 
is to recognize American veterans for their sacrifices and achievements 
by flying them to Washington, DC, to see their memorials at no cost. 
The program, which has already flown more than 250 Montana veterans to 
visit the memorials, is generously funded by businesses, student 
groups, and folks all across Montana.
  These veterans come from all parts of our great State, and while they 
are in Washington, they will see the WWII Memorial and other monuments 
and enjoy a banquet honoring their service to the country.
  This is a special 2 days for this group of heroes, but it is also a 
time to give thanks for courage and sacrifice of all our veterans and 
service members. It is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by 
those who fought on the frontlines in Europe and the Pacific, on the 
battlefields of Korea, in the jungles of Vietnam, the deserts of Iraq, 
and those who are currently fighting in the mountains of Afghanistan. 
We must not forget their sacrifices.
  I am so pleased I will be able to meet with these courageous 
Montanans. I ask the Senate to join me in welcoming these heroes to our 
Nation's Capital this weekend. I ask unanimous consent that the 
following names be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was printed in the Record, as 
follows:

       Douglas M Alexander, Woodrow W Archer, Ralph W Arnold, Tim 
     M Babcock, Peter E Bakken, Norman F Balko, Burl E Baty, Henry 
     F Beckman, Harold M Brown, Charles L Bullis, Lester E Crouse, 
     Stuart Ellison, Frederick L Ernst, Thomas E Francis, Merle M 
     Green, Francis W Grove.
       Harry P Hayden, Bernard J Heetderks, Paul L Hickman, Joseph 
     Hucke, Maurice C Knutson, John C Kindelman, Leonard E Kuffel, 
     Donald M Lilienthal, Harry M Merlak, John L Mulford, Antone F 
     O'Dea, Lewis A Paschke, Billy M Paul, Oscar S Peterson, 
     Charles F Petranek, Hardy J Pugliano, Charles F Romee, 
     Raymond R Rumfelt, Paul T Ringling.
       Dorothy K Roeder, Lester T Rutledge, Frank J Schledorn, 
     William K Schultz, Maurice W Shoemaker, Duane Steinke, Robert 
     L Stewart, Ralph W Stodden, John W Todd, Lawrence F Thomas, 
     Kenneth Torgrimson, John D Walsh, Roman T Wuertz, George J 
     Wright, Mike N Steiner, Harry H Knodel, Audrey Manuel.
       Stanley R Kniepkamp, Leo F Staat, Frank P Scotten, Dean H 
     Elliott, Joseph H Cook, Donald F David, Robert L Tillery, 
     Bishop S Everingham, Oliver R Germann, Paul Hafner, Robert 
     Barnhart, Leonard E Gissler, Thomas W Huff, Leo H Drain, 
     Rolland Karlin, Doris A Adolph, Alfred J Adolph, Vernon L 
     Phillips.
       Colin F Glasgow, Leroy Bourque, John P Dillon, Bryon N 
     Manley, Sebastian Messer, Raymond A Grossman, Ben J Raisland, 
     Robert J O'Connell, Alfred J Falcon, Vernon E Locke, George 
     Schuyler, Robert Kovash, Donald R Anderson, Robert G Orlando, 
     Earl K Warne.

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, as a proud co-sponsor of S. Res. 140, I 
was delighted by the Senate's unanimous passage this week of 
legislation commemorating the dedication and sacrifice made by Federal, 
State and local law enforcement officers who have been killed or 
injured in the line of duty.
  As our Nation celebrates National Police Week, I wish to honor five 
heroes who gave their lives in service to the people of the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2012. Like 120 other law enforcement 
officers across the U.S., they died in the line of duty, joining the 
ranks of the 21,465 officers who have similarly given their lives since 
1791.
  This week we honor Trooper First Class Blake T. Coble, Police Officer 
Bradley Michael Fox, Police Officer Moses Walker Jr., Police Officer 
Brian J. Lorenzo and Patrolman Avery Freeman. Additionally we honor 
their families who must bear the profound absence of their loved ones.
  On behalf of all Pennsylvanians I extend my condolences to the 
families and friends of these heroes. We mourn the loss of these 
remarkable men and women who represented the best of their communities 
and whose memory will serve as an inspiration for future generations.

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