[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12990-12991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WORLD WAR II VETERANS VISIT

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, today I honor the veterans of Honor 
Flight Northern Colorado that have made their 14th trip to Washington, 
DC to visit the memorials that stand in our Nation's Capital. This 
group includes veterans from various wars and generations, but all are 
linked by their service to our country.
  Ten years ago, the Honor Flight was created to fly veterans that had 
served in World War II to Washington, DC so they could visit their 
memorial located in our Nation's Capital. Now, the Honor Flight 
welcomes veterans from all over the country to fly to Washington, DC, 
free of charge, to visit the memorials of the wars these heroic 
veterans fought. Of the 123 veterans on the most recent Honor Flight, 
25 served in World War II, 59 served in Korea, and 39 served in 
Vietnam.
  Few words are sufficient to show the gratitude and respect we all 
have for the courageous men and women who have fought for our country. 
They have preserved our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
happiness.
  We stand here today to honor those who have risked their lives to 
protect the United States of America.
  Please join me in honoring Earnest Adams, Paul Babish, Oliver Bashor, 
Russell Brady, Martin Bunker, Arthur Crosthwait, Michael DeJiacomo, N 
Kenneth Furlong, Francis Gallagher, Roland Garner, Harold Hubbard, 
Erling Johnson, Howard Johnston, William Karr, John Kennedy, Herbert 
Leis, Charles Linhart, Russell MacCachran, Ray Madsen, Harriet Martin, 
Fred McClory, David Meier, Ronald Smith, Donald Stonebraker, Leo 
Weaver, Charles Archibeque, Donald Anderson, William Bacon, Bobby 
Barker, Louis Barrientos, Virgil Beck, Jack Benham, Alfred Benson Jr., 
James Birdsell, George Blake, Thomas Bornhoft, Robert Brezee, Alfred 
Brophy, Ralph Carlson, Charles Campion, Lewis Carder, Richard Cella, 
Marinus Christensen, Kenneth Clements, Earnest Cummins, Robert 
Davenport, Donald Deboodt, Kenneth Doty, Joseph Eckert, James Hagihara, 
Norman Harpole, Richard Hecker, Bobby Jones, Roy Kipfinger Jr., Richard 
Korth, John Lebsack, Robert Lionberger, Donald Matula, Paul McDill, 
Lawrence McGlone, Raymond Miller, Clifford Morey, Richard Orton, 
Placido Pando, William Peebles, Lupe Rodriguez, Evaristo Sanchez, 
Michael Schaughency, James Schofield, Earl Simmons, Frederick Smith, 
Ralph Spellman, James Stallard, James Stewart, William Strunk, Wilbur 
Tritthardt, Henry Trujillo, Melvin Veldhuizen, Allan Walcker, Orlin 
Williams, Charles Wood Jr., Donald Wuertz, Clarke Wykert, Rudolph 
Younger, Larry Arndt, Bruce Axelrod, Marvin Bartholomew, Jim Biggs, 
Alexander Bless, Clyde Brewer II, Randy Brooks, Lanny Clary, Guy 
Coombes, Robert Cowan, Robert Chapman, Waldo Decker, David DeJiacomo, 
Terry Diedrich, Kenneth Gareis, Bonifacio Hernandez, Larry Huddle, 
David Jovola, Donald Ketels, Clarke Lambert, Gary Lebsack, Dewey 
Mattly, Lorrie McLaughlin, Calvin Melcher, Irving Morales, Bryan 
Morgan, Richard Orton, Norman Peterson, James Porth, James Ray, Stephen 
Ray, Dave Sloan,

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Lawrence Stoddard, Harley Sullivan, Michael Torgerson, Andrew Valdez, 
Gregory Walent, Daryl Wiest, and Terry Wright.

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