[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2016-E2017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF THE AIR LAND EMERGENCY RESOURCE TEAM

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                            HON. SAM JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the 
Congress' attention the work of 17 young men who served the people of 
Russia from March 3-April 14, 1998, by remodeling an orphanage in 
Moscow to improve the living conditions. These young men paid their own 
way and learned the lessons sacrifice, hard work and commitment to 
their fellow man. You know the Bible says, ``Whatever you did for one 
of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'' These young 
men should be commended for their willingness to serve others: Daniel 
Falkenstine, Texas; David Franzen, Wisconsin; Peter Franzen, Wisconsin; 
Rob Gray, Indiana; Nathan Hoggatt Texas; David Kress, Alabama; John 
Munsell, Ohio; Robert Nicolato, Ohio; John Nix, Michigan; Steve Nix, 
Michigan; Timothy Petersen, Georgia; Todd Teepell, Louisiana; Joshua 
Thomas, Oregon; Neil Waters, Texas; Jared Wickam, Illinois; and Amadi 
Williams, California.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of this Congress, 
56 men who gave of themselves to help the people of Omaha, Nebraska in 
the wake of the snow disaster which hit this city in the late fall of 
1997. These men traveled many miles at their own expense to assist the 
citizens in removing debris and fallen trees. These men are to be 
commended for their sacrifice, dedication and commitment to those in 
need: Jonathan Bendickson, British Columbia; Brian Biddle, Ohio; 
William Bradford, Arizona; Jacory Brady, Colorado; Jesse Brown, 
Venezuela; Trevor Cangelosi, Louisiana; Jonathan Carlisle, Missouri; 
Daniel Chapman, Michigan; Patrick Chapman, Michigan; Thomas Chapman, 
Michigan; James Connelly, California; Stephen Copu, Illinois; Jason 
Dandurand, Washington; Steve Dankers, Wisconsin; Brendon Dees, 
Missouri; Richard Dizney, Washington; Daniel Falkenstine, Texas; Stever 
Farrand, Colorado; Bret Fogel, Ohio; Ronald Fuhrman, Michigan; Robert 
Gray, Indiana; David Hansen, Oregon; Ben Hardbuck, Texas; David Hens, 
Nebraska; Daniel Hess, Nebraska; Nathan Hoggatt, Texas; Joshua Horvath, 
Texas; and Geary Howell, Mississippi.
  Joshua Irving, Texas; Aaron Jongsma, Ontario; Nathan Jongsma, 
Ontario; Caleb Kaspar, Oregon; Justin King, Michigan; Jason Kingston, 
Texas; Robert Matlack III, Mississippi; Jay Miller, Nebraska; Samuel 
Mills, Texas; Bill Moore, Texas; Benjamin Moore, Iowa; Marc Moore, 
Iowa; Nathanael Nazario, Puerto Rico; Robert Nicolato, Ohio; Aaron 
Pennington, Nebraska; Nathan Pennington, Nebraska; Jason Raymond, 
Mississippi; Vladimir Robles, Dominican Republic; Eric Rozeboom, 
Michigan; Jason Ruggles, Michigan; Jeremy Savage, Washington; Jonathan 
Schultz, Mississippi; Chad Sikora, Michigan; Daniel Storm, Nebraska; 
John Tanner, Michigan; Todd Teepell, Louisiana; Neil Waters, Texas; and 
Patrick Walsh, Florida.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize 15 men who gave their time and 
talent from January 14-March 7, 1998, to assist the citizens of La Luz, 
Oaxaca, Mexico in cleaning up debris and repairing roads washed out in 
the wake of a hurricane that thrashed this city in the early months of 
1998. The Mayor of San Pedro Tututepec, Oaxaca invited these men to 
promote hope, good will and charity between the United States and 
Mexico. They should be commended for their sacrifice and commitment to 
serve their fellow man in a time of great need: Samuel Dandurand, 
Washington; Daniel Davis, California; Paul Elliott, Wyoming; Caleb 
Kaspar, Oregon; Matthew Lindquist, Michigan; Jason Luksa, Texas; Ben 
Mirecki, Ontario; Keon Pendergast, California; Matthew Pierce, 
Mississippi; Isaac Reichardt, Michigan; Greg Rozeboom, Michigan; David 
Thomas, Texas; Patrick Walsh, Florida; Daniel Weed, New York; and Jesse 
Young, Arkansas.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend 147 men who spend nearly a month in 
the city of Birmingham, Alabama last spring to help clear debris and 
remove trees uprooted by a tornado. Working under the direction of the 
Rock Creek County Emergency Management Agency, these men gave their 
time and talent, from April 10-May 13, 1998, to help those in need. I 
believe that at a time when so many in our society put themselves 
first, these men sacrificed for others and in the process learned 
valuable lessons about hard work and dedication: Jeffrey Achenbach, 
Tennessee; Samuel Alexander, California; Joseph Amis, Indiana; Chad 
Anderson, California; Aaron Berg, Ontario; Nathan Beskow, Oregon; 
Daniel Boyd, Texas; Caleb Boyette, Florida; Jacob Braddy, Arizona; 
Jacory Brady, Colorado; Ryan Breese, Illinois; Daniel Buhler, 
California; Jason Butler, Alabama; Rodian Cabeza, New York; Daniel 
Chiew, Singapore; Aaron Childress, Arkansas; Frederick Cohrs, 
Washington; Abram Daher, Washington; Jason Dandurand, Washington; 
Samuel Dandurand, Washington; Daniel Davies, Indiana; Jeremy Davis, New 
Jersey; Brendon Dees, Missouri; Jonathan De Haan, Kentucky; Brady 
Dougan, Arkansas; Benjamin Downey, Colorado; Nathan Downey, Colorado; 
Randolph Doyer, Texas; Reuben Dozeman, Michigan; Olof Ekstrom, Oregon; 
Jonathan Elam, Indiana; Paul Elliott, Wyoming; Paul Ellis, Mississippi; 
and Micah Emmons, Montana.
  Andrew Farley, California; Gilbert Fernandez, California; David 
Fishback, Ontario; Scott Forrester, Tennessee; James Frasure, Ohio; 
Jeremy Fugleberg, North Dakota; Ronald Fuhrman, Michigan; Jhareme 
Fuller, Michigan; Joel George, Colorado; Elvio Gross, New York; Michael 
Hadden, Georgia; James Harry, Michigan; Matthew Harry, Michigan; 
Zechariah Hamilton, Florida; Adam Hawkins, Arizona; Scott Hayes, New 
York; David Hens, Ohio; William Hicks, California; Mario Huber, 
Pennsylvania; Jordan Jaeger, Iowa; Jeremy Jansen, Kansas; Andres 
Johansson, Washington; Joshua Johnson, Washington; Michael Jones, 
Texas; Aaron Jongsma, Ontario; Nathan Jordan, Louisiana; Kevin 
Kelleher, Alabama; Clayton Kelleher, Alabama; Michael Kelleher, 
Alabama; Lindsay Kimbrough, Illinois; Jason Kingston, Texas; Joshua 
Knaak, Alberta; Richard Knight, Michigan; James Kimball, North 
Carolina; Luke Kujacznski, Michigan; Jeremy Kuvik, New York; Joshua 
Lachmann, Indiana; Aaron Larid, Texas; Daniel Lamb, California; Dustin 
Ledden, New York; Jesse Long, Washington; Lucas Long, Washington; and 
Brandon Loverde, New York.
  James Lovett, Washington; Jason Luksa, Texas; Joshua McDonald, 
Florida; James Marsh, North Carolina; Paul Matthewson, Washington; Kirk 
McCutcheon, California; Charles Mead, Arizona; Christopher Millard, New 
York; Timothy Mirecki, Ontario; Jason Monnin, Florida; Timothy Moye, 
Georgia; Nathan Nazario, Washington; Barry Newsom, Alabama; Jonathan 
Newsom, Alabama; Patrick O'Brien, California; Jonah Offtermatt, Texas; 
Jeffrey Ogren, Alabama; Jason Orcutt, Alabama; Stephen Parrish, 
Tennessee; Sean Pelletier, Virginia; James Penner, Ohio; Jason

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Raymond, Mississippi; Daniel Reynolds, Minnesota; Elisha Robinson, 
Pennsylvania; Joshua Robinson, Arizona; Vladimir Robles, Dominican 
Republic; Eric Rozeboom, Michigan; Benjamin Rupport, Oregon; Jonathan 
Russell, California; Joshua Rutledge, California; Jeremy Sandlin, 
Alabama; Sean Sangree, Pennsylvania; Daniel Schroeder, Arkansas; 
Jonathan Schultz, Mississippi; Jonathan Scott, California; Matthew 
Sellers, Phillipines; Brock Shinkle, Kansas; Keith Showalter, Ohio; 
Paul Southall, Ohio; Scott Stephens, Texas; Kevin Stickler, North 
Carolina; Benjamin Stixrud, Washington; and Jesse Scroggins, Alabama.
  Will Scroggins, Alabama; Christopher Sullivan, Minnesota; Joshua 
Svenhard, California; Nathanael Swanson, New Brunswick; Justin Swartz, 
California; John Tanner, Michigan; Ryan Thomas, Alabama; John Thornton, 
Tennessee; William Tucker, Alabama; David Tucker, Alabama; Jefferson 
Turner, Georgia; Andrew Van Essen, Ontario; James Volling, Ontario; 
Jeffrey Wall, California; Daniel Weathers, Washington; Jonathan 
Wharton, Texas; Shane White, Kentucky; Nathan Williams, Kentucky; David 
Wilson, Alabama; Samuel Wilson, Alabama; Thomas Wood, Washington; John 
Worden, California; John Yarger, Colorado; Jesse Young, Arkansas; 
Joshua Young, California; and Tesley Zehner, Wyoming.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to pay recognition to 39 young men who traveled 
to Nashville, Tennessee to clear fallen trees and debris in the wake of 
a tornado which hit the city in May, 1998. These men gave their time 
and talent, from May 14-22, 1998, to provide relief for families and 
the community. One area hit hard by the tornado included President 
Andrew Jackson's historical Heritage home. These men made the sacrifice 
to serve others: Jeff Achenbach, Tennessee; Chad Anderson, California; 
Jacob Braddy, Arizona; Jacory Brady, Colorado; Daniel Buhler, 
California; Rodian Cabeza, New York; Aaron Childress, Arkansas; Abram 
Daher, California; Daniel Davies, Indiana; Jonathan De Haan, Kentucky; 
Randolph Doyer, Texas; Andrew Farley, California; Joseph Farley, 
California; Gilbert Fernandez, California; Elvio Gross, New York; 
Zehariah Hamilton, Florida; Adam Hawkins, Arizona; Joshua Johnson, 
Washington; Michael Jones, Texas; Nathan Jordan, Louisiana; Lindsay 
Kimbrough, Illinois; Joshua Knaak, Alberta; Jeremy Kuvik, New York; 
Aaron Laird, Texas; James Marsh, North Carolina; Paul Mathewson, 
Washington; Charles Mead, Arizona; Jason Monnin, Florida; Jonah 
Offtermatt, Texas; Vladimir Robles, Dominican Republic; Eric Rozeboom, 
Michigan; Daniel Schroeder, Mississippi; Brock Shinkle, Kansas; Paul 
Southall, California; John Tanner, Michigan; John Thornton, Tennessee; 
Andrew Van Essen, Swaziland; John Yarger, Colorado; and Tesley Zehner, 
Wyoming.

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