Recognizing the High Plains Honor Flight

Floor Speech

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Mr. EVANS of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate our Nation's brave men and women and to recognize the High Plains Honor Flight Network, which conducts trips for veterans to Washington, D.C., to tour the monuments built to honor their bravery and service. The High Plains Honor Flight gave some of our fellow brave men and women the chance to visit our Nation's capital. As a fellow veteran myself, I am pleased to honor the High Plains Honor Flight and to recognize the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans of Colorado who took part in it.

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the veterans who participated in this flight:

Veterans of the Korean War: Alan Latta, and Richard Miller.

Veterans of the Vietnam War: Lloyd Adams, William Alexander, Ronald Alper, David Appel, Duane Baggs, Raymond Begin, Randall Black, Neil Borchert, Clarence Bowen. David Boyle, Robert Boyle, Jack Branson, William Brewster, Sr., Samuel Brito, Gary Camp, Donald Carroll, Robert Casey, Stephen Conway, Steven Cornelius, Robert Derick, Dennis Dicampli, Jerold Douthit, Earl Draayer, Lane Edstrom, Paul Erickson, James Farmer, Harold Felderman, Robert Forsythe, David Furusho, James Futterer, Terry Gaber, Gilbert Garcia, James Garcia, Gary Gillett, Roger Goodman, Gregory Hall, Donald Hamilton, Jack Hampton, Sherrie Hansen, Gordon Harden, Howard Hawk, Dan Helmboldt, Douglas Henning, Lu Herin, Michael Herin, Charles Hlebain, Donald Hockhalter, Albert Hromada, Jr., Reese Hull, Kevin Hunt, Max Johnson, Jerry Keenan, Ferdinand Krawczuk, Dennis Kugler, Gregory Kuhn, Roger Lair, Lonnie Leininger, Larry LeSueur, Charles Mack, Richard Madsen, William Maurice, Kenneth McNaught, Rives Meerscheidt, Joseph Miceli, Robert Miller, Jack Miller, II, Edwin Miner, Donald Moore, Harley Morgan, Rodney Murrish, Richard Nelson, Ronald Nereson, Frederick Nickel, Roy Nitschke, David Ocker, Bruce Ohmstede, Larry Paul, Alex Peralta, Danny Pickett, Richard Pingel, Frederick Pollmann, Samuel Potts, Donald Purcell, Richard Quimby, Robert Reichardt, Charles Reid, Randall Richardson, Donald Ritterbusch, Jr, Samuel Rodriguez, Joseph Rogers, III, Joe Sandoval, Eugene Schiferl, Alton Sheek, Larry Simons, Howard Smith, Roy Smith, Gary Soderquist, Dennis Spencer, Roger Spencer, Lyle Stempke, Jimmy Sudduth, Richard Thiem, Gerald Toczek, Robert Torson, Kirt Trujillo, Jeffery Uscier, Lee Walz, David Wangler, Mark Wangler, and David Wilson.

Veterans of the Cold War: Donald Cope, Donnie Kennedy, Irvin Nelson, Richard Rector, John Scarlett, Wayne Scott, and Paul Thomas.

Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom: Hugo Sanchezolmos.

It is my honor and privilege as a veteran and the United States Representative of the 8th District of Colorado to recognize the sacrifice and service of these men and women and all other members of our Nation's military. I thank them for their bravery and service to our Nation.

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