[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13175-13176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO

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                           HON. CORY GARDNER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2013

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished 
veterans of Honor Flight Northern Colorado as they make their 10th trip 
to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials that stand in our nation's 
capital. This group includes veterans from multiple wars and different 
generations, linked together by their service to our nation.
  Founded in 2005, The Honor Flight program was originally formed to 
honor veterans of WWII but has since expanded to include those who have 
served in all other American engagements. This program provides an 
opportunity for veterans to fly to Washington, D.C. free of cost to 
them and their families so that they may visit the national memorials 
dedicated to their service. Of the 122 veterans visiting with its next 
flight; 51 will have served in WWII, 62 in Korea, and 9 in other 
conflicts.
  Though these memorials will honor our veterans' service for centuries 
to come, no statue or monument can truly express the level of gratitude 
we hold for those who courageously

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risked their life to preserve our inherent rights to life, liberty, and 
the pursuit of happiness. We stand here today as a nation of laws, 
freedom, and liberty because our veterans answered the call of duty 
when our country needed them the most. Today we honor those who risked 
their lives to secure the blessings endowed by our Creator for future 
generations.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Donald Benson, Joe Blossom, 
Hobert Bodkins, Robert Bueker, George Carlson, Wayne Clausen, Maurice 
Dragoo, Homer Dye, Karl Easterly, James English, George Flaig, Stuart 
Gordon, Dale Gruber, Frank Gunter, Vern Hammond, Robert Henderson, Otto 
Hindman, Lawrence Jackson, John Jobson, Elvin Kahl, Doward Kilmer, 
Thomas Kokjer, Edward Kooper, Raymond Kusmirek, Ralph Leckler, George 
Lichter, Lyle Lukas, Alfred Marez, Richard Marquart, Maregito Martinez, 
LeRoy Marx, Hugh McGinty, Damon McMahan, Robert Minnick, Allen Oakley, 
Gerald Oakley, Vernon Rand, Gerald Rennels, Carol Rhoades, Elmer Rose, 
Donald Smith, Walter Sparrow, George Stager, Clarence Streit, Richard 
Tedesco Sr., Rueben Ulrich, Howard Walter, Raymond Yost, Robert Yost, 
Thomas Youree, Joseph Zito, Charles Adams, Joseph Beaulieu, David 
Beldusm, John Bevins, James Blue, William Cecil, Thomas Clements, 
Clifford Closson, Donald Dalton, Stanley Davies, Jerry Delcamp, Leonard 
Dickey Jr., Robert Eddy, Dale Erickson, Ann Evans, Lemuel Evans, Frank 
Faucett, Byron Foster, Kent Foutz, Jerry Galpern, Wayne Gibb, Thomas 
Gordon, Oscar Haake, Doyle Hall, William Harte, William Hitchcock, 
Claire Hoffman, Raymond Horton, Carl Houkom, Bennett Houston, Eugene 
Johnson, Richard Kekar, Marvin Kembel, Ralph Knoll, Tom Mandis, George 
Mason, Alvin Mosch, Doyle Myers, Richard Oversteg, David Owen, Johnnie 
Prock, Duane Purcell, Herbert Reimer, John Rinne, John Rust Jr., Darrel 
Shafer, Leonard Schmitz, Virgil Scott, Robert Scott, Herbert Shevins, 
Wayne Small, Frank Stiver, Robert Stoll, Bernard Streit, Ernest Stumpf, 
Walter Sutton, Norman Swanson, Arthur Trevarton, Junior Weisshaar, 
Raymond Williams, George Willson, Harry Wisell, Jerol Arguello, Zachary 
Dinsmore, William Frank, Allen Laible, Dennis Lee, Lonnie Sebold, Allan 
Silk, Saxton Wiley and Salvador Velasquez.

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