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        HONORING THE VIETNAM AND KOREAN WAR VETERANS OF ILLINOIS

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 7, 2025

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Vietnam and Korean War 
veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. on April 9, 2025, with Honor 
Flight Chicago, a program that provides WWII, Vietnam, and Korean War 
veterans the opportunity to visit their memorials

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on The National Mall in Washington, D.C. These memorials were built to 
honor their courage and service to their country.
  The American Veteran is one of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, 
Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on 
April 9 answered our Nation's call to service during one of its 
greatest times of need. From the Pacific Asian Theatre to the Korean 
Theater, these brave Americans risked life and limb, gave service, and 
sacrificed much, all while embodying what it is to be a hero. We owe 
them more gratitude than can ever be expressed.
  I welcome these brave veterans to Washington and to their memorials. 
I am proud to include in the Record the names of these men and women 
for all to see, hear, and recognize, and I call on my colleagues to 
rise and join me in expressing gratitude:
  Joseph J. Adduci, Robert J. Aksamit, Frank N. Allemana, James L. 
Ammirati, Dennis J. Antolec, Richard T. Arnold, Donald L. Axe, Gus G. 
Baseleon, Steven D. Beam, Stanley J. Bobek, George J. Bogner, Donald A. 
Brady, Douglas R. Brooks, Earl A. Burke, Ronald L. Byrd, Sr., Richard 
J. Cameron, Robert W. Carter, Gary W. Carver, Michael J. Casey, Lee E. 
Cherry, George G. Coll, John H. Connors, Gerald T. Cyrkiel, Gerald O. 
Dagenais, James Dalton, James F. Downey, Bernard Durkin, Jr., Kenneth 
Ebner, Chars E. Edwards, Douglas R. Ermel, Victor R. Fischer, Charles 
J. Fletcher, John T. Floodas, Lorenzo Franklin, James J. Furlong, 
Ismael Garcia, Jose L. Garcia, Juan Garcia, Jr., Juan Garcia, Sr., 
Joseph Garofalo, Donald J. Gawlik, Cleophus Glover, Alex D. Golden, 
George A. Haggis, Thomas R. Hamilton, Ronald W. Hayes, Russell E. 
Hengels, Lee F. Hiller, Jr., Mathew P. Hirt, II, Charles O. Ingram, 
Ladell Jackson, Lonnie Jackson, Jr., Michael T. Johns, Elisha Johnson, 
Jr., William C. Kairis, Daniel K. Kantor, Clayton J. Klein, Anthony P. 
Koufos, John J. Langerock, Lawrence S. Leugoud, David Lilly, Bruce J. 
Lipman, William J. Lopez, Charles F. Lyons, Robert M. Machuga, Paul R. 
Macko, John C. Malm, Ross H. Manna, Michael R. Marcelain, Thomas W. 
Marren, Leroy Maxie, Raymond McElree, Thomas Meadath, Jerry 
Mecklenburg, James D. Michels, Raymond V. Mikrut, Ronald J. Miller, 
Sr., Stanley P. Misiunas, Michael E. Moore, Noel E. Morgridge, Shelley 
A. Morrison, John H. Mukoyama, Larry E. Nazimek, Kenneth Nitz, Thaddeus 
Opiola, Larry D. Overton, Ronald A. Parker, Robert Perez, Raphael 
Perez, Jr., Robert L. Phelps, Daniel M. Pratscher, Flemon L. Pullins, 
Fredric P. Rademacher, Robert A. Rein, Ronald A. Reutenauer, Jerry K. 
Rule, Jerry Sabo, Arthur J. Salzman, Thomas E. Schaller, Robert J. 
Schultz, Leroy Schweitzer, Willie C. Smith, John A. Tartaglione, 
Jonathan R. Tunney, Timothy M. Voncina, Guy E. Vorsanger, Frank J. 
Walters, Sr., Kenneth R. Watts, Martin E. Wehner, William R. Weimar, 
Desmond Westerkamp, Edward G. White, Danny P. Wolfe, and Richard A. 
Zordani.

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