[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 88 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S7924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO FORT KNOX GAME WARDENS

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
volunteers of the Fort Knox Game Warden Program for their longstanding 
commitment to the community. These volunteers assist the Provost 
Marshal, the Hunt Control and the Range Control offices in maintaining 
the hunting program's outstanding safety record by enforcing the Fort 
Knox and Kentucky Fish and Game regulations on the base's 170 square 
miles.
  The program's loyal volunteers have an active role in the community, 
especially during the deer-hunting season when they operate the deer 
check stations and monitor hunter activities. Their efforts also have 
enhanced the natural habitat of the area's wildlife. Throughout the 
program's 50-year life, volunteers have planted food plots, developed 
wildlife sanctuaries and reintroduced wild quail to the environment.
  These unsung heroes actively devote time to serving the post's six 
hunting zones consisting of 109,000 acres. They help protect both small 
and large game including squirrel, dove, rabbit, quail and turkey. In 
addition to the three weekends available each year for adult firearms 
deer hunting, the Game Warden Program sponsors a youth gun hunt for one 
weekend each year.
  I would like to acknowledge each of the volunteers for their time and 
commitment protecting the community and surrounding environment: Donald 
Buhl, George Phelps, Bob Sherrard, Jack Baxter, Bill Schweiss, Alfred 
Maruszewski, Michael Dages, Charlie Flowers, Wayne Walters, Gerald 
Sasser, Jr., Daniel Clifford, Tim Dages, Kenny Kine, Ron O'Bannon, 
Harold Scott, Walter Sholar, Hugh Harris, William Magruder, James 
Elliott, Robbie Ammons, James Miller, Jackie Payne, Willard Campbell, 
Joseph Banks, Michael Gaddie, Richard McQuillen, Mary McQuillen, Wayne 
Creekmore, Gary Thompson, Martha Campbell, Karl Rohland, Ace Clark, 
James Prather, Mark McNutt, Kelley Argabright, Dr. Gerald Sasser, Tony 
Parsley, Crockett Banks, Dwayne Campbell, and Rodney Circle.
  The Fort Knox Game Warden Program and its volunteers have faithfully 
served the community for many years, and their contributions should not 
be overlooked. On behalf of myself and my colleagues in the Senate, I 
thank them for their dedicated service to the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky.

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