[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONOR FLIGHT OF OREGON

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2017

  Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize twenty-five World War II 
veterans from Oregon who visited their memorial on the National Mall on 
Friday, June 9, 2017 through Honor Flight of Oregon. Every time I have 
the chance to meet one of these heroes from the ``Greatest 
Generation,'' I am reminded of the poignant words of General Dwight D. 
Eisenhower. In a message to Allied troops just before D-Day, he said, 
``The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty 
loving people everywhere march with you.''
  He was right then, of course, Mr. Speaker. But over seventy years 
later, liberty loving people everywhere continue to owe--these heroes 
for their extraordinary service and their incredible stories of 
sacrifice and bravery on behalf of our country. That's why it is my 
privilege to enter their names into the Congressional Record today.
  The veterans on this Honor Flight from Oregon are as follows: Robert 
Turkisher, Air Force; Curtis Lyon, Army Air Force; Benny Ashbaugh, 
Army; Lloyd Bert Baldwin, Army; Fred Feigner, Army; Albert Wellman, 
Army; Kenneth Williams, Army; Helen Bennett, Women's Army Corps; Frank 
White, Army and Navy; Jack Rickard, Marine Corps; Ray Rigutto, Navy 
Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve; Duane Amundson, Navy; Theodore 
Bennett, Navy; Rudolph Fenk, Navy; Frank Kline, Navy; Robert Martin, 
Navy; Thomas McAllisterr, Navy; Andrew Naylor, Navy; Julene Peterson, 
Navy; John Sefren, Navy; Samuel Sorrels, Navy; Quentin Smith, Navy; Dan 
Smith, Navy; Donald Warneke, Navy; Santo Regalbuto, Navy Reserve.
  These twenty-five heroes join the over 150,000 veterans who have been 
honored through the Honor Flight Network of volunteers nationwide since 
2005.
  I also want to thank and recognize the guardians and group leaders on 
this flight, as well as the dedicated Board Members of Honor Flight of 
Oregon, who worked so hard to make this trip happen.
  Mr. Speaker, at the height of the Civil War in 1863, President 
Abraham Lincoln wrote, ``Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, 
who bravely bears his country's cause.'' Each of us in this Chamber and 
in this Nation should be humbled by the courage of these brave veterans 
who put themselves in harm's way for our country and way of life. As a 
nation, we can never fully repay the debt of gratitude owed to them for 
their honor, commitment, and sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we 
have today.
  My colleagues, please join me in thanking these veterans and the 
volunteers of Honor Flight of Oregon for their exemplary dedication and 
service to this great country.

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