I thank the gentleman. The gentleman, Mr. Sessions, points out a little-known fact that after Colonel Sam Johnson got out of that prisoner-of-war camp, he stayed in the Air Force and served a total of 29 years. He also served in the famed Thunderbirds. He has quite a remarkable Air Force career. I now yield to the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Ralph Hall, the senior member of the Texas delegation and the House of Representatives.
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