[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO OREGON HONOR FLIGHT

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 5, 2017

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I recognize 45 
Oregon veterans who are visiting our nation's capital this Saturday, 
October 7, as part of the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight. These 
brave individuals risked their lives to protect and defend the United 
States and are now here to visit those monuments and memorials they 
helped inspire.
  The veterans on this honor flight are as follows:
  World War II--Bud Barnes, Army; Don Copenhagen, Army; Bud Garrett, 
Navy; Ed Hemmingson, Merchant Marines; Wally High, Navy; Arlie Holte, 
Army; Bob LeBlanc, Navy; Ray Maggard, Navy; Carl Mason, Navy; Ralph 
Morse, Marine Corps; Curt Wiese, Navy; Stan Wilson, Marine Corps.
  Korean War--Larry Adair, Army; Gene Amundson, Army; Paulie Bokn, 
Army; Jim Broughton, Navy; Stan Clark, Air Force; Joe Couture, Air 
Force; John Dobson, Navy; Carl Gripenburg, Army; Marshall Heflin, Air 
Force; Don Hinkle, Navy; Terry Howard, Army; William Macauley, Air 
Force; Dorrance Mattson, Air Force; Ed Stelting, Army; Ida Stemple, 
Navy; Charlie Stoakes, Army; Ed Sullivan, Air Force; Jay Surgeon, Navy; 
Ron Swanson, Air Force; Maurice Thorne, Air Force; Les Warner, Army.
  Vietnam War--Kham Bounnavong, Army; Paul Fiegener, Army; Joe Grace, 
Army; Ken Henderson, Army; Mike Kisinger, Navy; Dick Mann, Army; Tim 
Mulhern, Marine Corps; Bob Pieper, Air Force; Ralph Wendt, Army; Bob 
Whitehead, Navy.
  It is my privilege to include their names in the Record and my 
sincere hope that you'll join me in recognizing them for their 
extraordinary service.

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