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“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2788 is sponsored by Representative Ken Calvert of California. This bill would establish a national memorial at the March Field Air Museum in California to honor the recipients of the Air Force's Distinguished Flying Cross. This medal is awarded to members of the United States Armed Services who have demonstrated heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight. H.R. 2788 specifies that the memorial is not a unit of the National Park System and states that the designation as a national memorial shall not be construed to require or permit Federal funds to be spent on the memorial. Mr. Speaker, we support the passage of H.R. 2788, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to begin by thanking Congressman Calvert for introducing this bill to designate a memorial in honor of the over 150,000 current and former members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. When this bill is enacted, a memorial under construction at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, will be designated as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial. This designation honors these patriots and does not require or permit any expenditure of any Federal funds. Mr. Speaker, I would yield such time as he may consume to the bill's sponsor, my friend from California (Mr. Calvert).”