[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14195-14196]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING KANSAS CITY'S FLIGHTLESS HONOR FLIGHT VETERANS

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                            HON. KEVIN YODER

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 14, 2016

  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 17 Kansas City 
area veterans who took part in a special ``Flightless'' Honor Flight 
last week on Friday, November 11, 2016--Veterans Day. Among other 
activities, the group had the opportunity to visit and tour the World 
War I Museum and Memorial, near my district in Kansas City.
  The Honor Flight Network's mission is to transport America's veterans 
to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to honor their 
service and sacrifices. However, this is not always possible, so the 
local extension, Honor Flight Kansas City, decided to start a 
Flightless Honor Flight program for those who are unable to make the 
trip to Washington.
  Now in its second year, the Flightless Honor Flight program has 
helped contribute to the goal of the national organization by 
continuing to honor those who have served.
  Representing every branch of the military, this unique group was made 
up of veterans who served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. The

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Veterans who participated are as follows: Tony Arnone, Air Force 
(Korea); Bill Barr, Navy (WWII); Russell Callahan, Coast Guard (WWII); 
Max Deweese, Marines (WWII/Korea); Bob Edwards, Army (Vietnam); Mike 
Elrod, Army (Vietnam); Ace Fasenmayer, Army (WWII); Tom Garrett, Navy 
(Korea); Floyd Greenwood, Army (Korea); Clyde Reece Hulet, Army (WWII); 
George Nicholson, Army (Korea); Dennis Owens, Marines (Vietnam); 
Agapito ``Pete'' Sanchez, Army (Vietnam); Juanita Smith, Navy (WWII); 
Robert Willis Sprague, Army (Vietnam); Delbert Stephens, Navy (WWII); 
Gene Taylor, Navy (Korea).
  Each of these brave Americans deserves our everlasting thanks for 
their contributions to the war effort, and for their sacrifice on 
behalf of our country and way of life.
  On behalf of a grateful country, we say thank you for your service.

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