[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 110 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1499]
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       IN RECOGNITION OF THE MINGO JOB CORPS FIRE FIGHTING TEAMS

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 18, 2000

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, today I commend the courageous actions of 
a group of my constituents over the August recess. The Mingo Job Corps 
Center of Puxico, Missouri sent four crews out West to help fight the 
forest fires during what has turned out to be one of our nation's worst 
fire seasons ever.
  These brave men and women went through intense training, and jumped 
in with both feet to help put out fires that have engulfed much of the 
Rocky Mountains. They spent time in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. The 
Mingo crews, who are between the ages of 18 and 24, never knew the 
people whose homes and livelihoods they were protecting, yet they spent 
several weeks risking their lives on their behalf. A few of these folks 
even went back a second time when they had the opportunity. I commend 
the following people for their bravery:
  Bob Waldner, Nicholas Copeland, Wendell Clinton, Grant Potts, Ronnie 
Coates, Brad Cason, Dewayne Bell, Todd Simpson, Joe King, Chris Kerr, 
Terrance Cooper, John Thomas, Amber DeWalt, Justin Armstrong, Brian 
Foster, Kendall Monroe, Chris Elam, William Arnold, Bryan Meyer, Chad 
Curtis, Craig Tash, Tom Galvin.
  Sunni Lawson, Jerl Henry, Nathan Zimmerman, William LaChance, Darrell 
Reynolds, Dana Nimrod, John Bressler, James Parker, James Brantley, 
Robbie Parratt, Jacob Wegenka, Ivie Rush, Vincent Dawson, Kathleen 
Knowles, Jesse Horn, Scott Clayton, Steven Yokel, Bridget Jackson, 
Daniel Sneckenberg, Brandon Keyser, Pam Denkins, Sarah Degrande.
  David Hogue, Robbie Parratt, Jason Wilhite, James Brantley, Don 
Riggle, Neil Ayers, David Grobe, Ryan Simino, Willie Jones, Douglas 
Phillips, Franklin McLean, Anthony Neal, Lori Moore, Keith Colville, 
Justin Shields, Jerermy Thompson, Angie Hammond, Billy Pratt, James 
Fritts, Jonathan McClenton, Gary Pogue, Rob Barth.
  Thank you for your courageous and selfless acts. I salute you.

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