[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            THANKING EDIE LOWRY FOR HER SERVICE TO VETERANS

  (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my 
constituent and friend Edie Lowry for her service to our Nation's 
veterans as the founder and president of Honor Flight of Northeast 
Tennessee. Under Edie's direction, Honor Flight of Northeast Tennessee 
honors veterans by arranging trips and transporting former servicemen 
and -women to Washington, D.C., to visit their respective war 
memorials, all at no cost to the veterans.
  Edie Lowry first became involved with the Honor Flight program in St. 
Joseph, Missouri, after reading about the program in a newspaper 
article. During an honor flight in 2008, she witnessed firsthand the 
impact the Honor Flight program has on veterans' lives.
  After discovering in 2010 that Honor Flight did not exist in our 
area, Edie established a chapter in northeast Tennessee. Honor Flight 
of Northeast Tennessee has helped dozens of veterans visit their 
memorial and receive the honor and recognition they deserve.
  I thank Edie Lowry, my friend, for her service to veterans in our 
community through Honor Flight of Northeast Tennessee.

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