[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6308-6309]
[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

                         Monday, April 28, 2014

  Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 52 World War II 
veterans from Oregon who will be visiting their memorial this Saturday 
in Washington, DC through Honor Flight of Oregon. On behalf of a 
grateful State

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and country, we welcome these heroes to the Nation's capital.
  The veterans on this flight from Oregon are as follows: Don W. 
Bohnert, U.S. Army Air Force; Wallace F Burton, U.S. Army Air Force; 
Walter D. Haines, U.S. Army Air Force; Glenn V. Koch, U.S. Army Air 
Force; Ernest A Meyer, U.S. Army Air Force; Orvin J Sletten, U.S. Army 
Air Force; Robert H. Walton, U.S. Army Air Force; Thomas L. Warren, 
U.S. Army Air Force; Miles R. Barfield, U.S. Army; Chelsey T. Barton, 
U.S. Army; John C. Bates, U.S. Army; Donald L. Freeman, U.S. Army; 
Theodore P. Geck, U.S. Army; James C. Hickey, U.S. Army; Cordino 
Longiotti, U.S. Army; Richard M. Macdougall, U.S. Army; Benjamin D. 
Morrison, U.S. Army; David Ha. Packard, U.S. Army; Albert V. Panacy, 
U.S. Army; James B. Ragsdale, U.S. Army; Robert J. Resner, U.S. Army; 
Gordon P. Rutter, U.S. Army; Raymond O. Sims, U.S. Army; Arthur N. 
Sorenson, U.S. Army; Charles W. Weeks, U.S. Army; Howard L. Abbe, U.S. 
Navy; Fred A. Carneau, U.S. Navy; Gail D. Cox, U.S. Navy; Herbert N. 
Ellis, U.S. Navy; Henry T. Fuqua, U.S. Navy; Marlin E. Hammond, U.S. 
Navy; Donald F. MacLean, U.S. Navy; Donald Cl. Moberg, U.S. Navy; Wayne 
D. Mosher, U.S. Navy; Francis G. Nelson, U.S. Navy; Harlan S. Nice, 
U.S. Navy; Omer L. Oyster, U.S. Navy; Frank S. Palmer, U.S. Navy; 
Robert E. Peterson, U.S. Navy; Charles W. Pio, U.S. Navy; John D. 
Randall, U.S. Navy; Robert E. Reindl, U.S. Navy; Matt S. Satalich, U.S. 
Navy; Eugene J. Schmidt, U.S. Navy; Roy Al. Schnurr, U.S. Navy; George 
R. Schwarz, U.S. Navy; John S. Sherbeck, U.S. Navy; Kenneth E. Thomas, 
U.S. Navy; Howard P. Thomas, U.S. Navy; William F. Tromblee, U.S. Navy; 
Robert J. VanDyke, U.S. Navy; Fred R. Young, U.S. Navy.
  These 52 heroes join more than 98,000 veterans from across the 
country who, since 2005, have journeyed from their home states to 
Washington, DC 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, and airmen 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 
Gail Yakopatz for her tireless work as president of Honor Flight of 
Oregon.

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