[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11863]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO'S 16TH FLIGHT TO DC

 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the veterans 
of Honor Flight Northern Colorado and the organization's 16th trip to 
Washington, DC. This group includes veterans from various wars and 
generations, who are all joined together by their service to our 
country.
  In 2008, Honor Flight Northern Colorado was created as a local 
chapter of the National Honor Flight Network. The organization flies 
World War II veterans to Washington, DC, to allow these veterans the 
opportunity to see the national memorial built in their honor.
  Honor Flight Northern Colorado now welcomes veterans of any war the 
chance to fly to Washington, DC, free of charge, to visit the memorials 
of the wars in which they fought.
  Currently, there are more than 21.8 million veterans living in the 
United States. No matter the conflict, these veterans made exceptional 
sacrifices in order to serve and defend our country, and we owe them a 
debt of gratitude.
  Of the 123 veterans on the most recent honor flight, 23 served in 
World War II, 53 served in Korea, 47 served in Vietnam, and 1 served in 
Iraq.
  Please join me in honoring Robert Armstrong, Leonard Branecki, 
Richard Ciesielski, Lawrence Colby, John Davis, Melvin Engeman, Irene 
Hunter, Walter Hunter, Malachi Kenney, William Klun, Donald Kreutzer, 
Alfred Martin, Joseph Moren, Thomas Paterson, Stanley Raddatz, Raymond 
Rader, Gerald Ravenscroft, Harold Stoll, Douglas Stratton, Henry 
Tagtmeyer, Sidney Waldrop, Peter Zarlengo, Donald Ziemer, Louis Balogh, 
Donald Begalle, Robert Braden, Walter Brown, William Budd, Robert 
Burgess, Gerald Clinton, Thomas Dixon, Edward Dreher, Jim Ferguson, 
William Gaede, Ronald Henderer, Clarence Hill, Wallace Horihan, 
Clifford Hughes, Dale Johnke, Gordon Kilgore, John Knapp, Arthur 
Kompolt, James Lambert, James Leavell, Clint Lincoln, Joseph Lutz, 
Elvin McIntosh, Elmer McLane, Jack Middleton, Leonard Muniz, John 
Obourn, Bill Overmyer, James Parker, Wallace Pond, Douglas Quigley, 
Leroy Rady, Lloyd Rausch, Katherine Ravithis, Eugene Reller, Morris 
Rider, Arthur Schildgen, Darvin Schoemaker, Yersel Scott, Donald 
Sewald, Robert Smith, Carl Sorensen, Elvin Spreng, Carold Stickler, 
James Thomason, Albert Tighe, Harvey Tomky, Robert Wagner, Albert 
Weber, Robert White, Duane Wilsey, Norbert Wilson, Jay Adams, Myron 
Adams, Darrell Armstrong, James Becker, Gordon Benton, Elden 
Billington, Jeff Birdwell, Roger Bollenbacher, Jerral Brasher, Gary 
Curry, Danny DeJiacomo, Jon Erickson, Carl Erikson, Vernon Fresquez, 
Ronald Fritzler, Kenneth Gillpatrick, Jr., Larry Hull, Frederick 
Harlow, Marion Herman, Richard Herrera, Dale Hicks, Wilbur Hosman, 
William Howes, Jerry Iossi, Jerry Kennedy, Gerald King, Leonard Kippes, 
Philip Lucas, Robert Martinez, Michael Miller, David Moore, John 
Pickett II, Raul Saenz, Richard Schauermann, James Schlote, John 
Heitman. Kenneth Seifert, Francis Skolnick, Leonard Sokoloski, Kenneth 
Spooner, Larry Spooner, Dean Taylor, John Trierweiler, Jimmy Wiles, 
Michael Wilkinson, Wallace Young, and Steven Larsen.

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