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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. GABE EVANS
of colorado
in the house of representatives
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.
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.