[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1317]
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   RECOGNIZING THE 302ND AIRLIFT WING'S REDEDICATION OF THE SUMIT 38 
                                MEMORIAL

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2012

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the rededication 
of the 302nd Airlift Wing's SUMIT 38 memorial.
  On Saturday, May 13, 1995 a C-130 with call sign SUMIT 38 assigned to 
the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson 
Air Force Base, Colorado, crashed near Bliss, Idaho. SUMIT 38 had flown 
15 support personnel to Boise, Idaho for firefighting training and 
crashed during its return flight to Colorado. Six Air Force Reservists 
lost their lives that day.
  Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Buckhout, 1st Lieutenant Lance 
Dougherty, Captain Geoff Boyd, Chief Master Sergeant Jimmie D. Vail, 
Master Sergeant Jay Kemp and Staff Sergeant Michael L. Scheideman 
perished in the crash. The men and women of the 302nd Airlift Wing, 
their families and the community will continue to mourn the loss.
  Let us always remember the crew of SUMIT 38, and never forget the 
sacrifice they made in the service of our Nation. On Saturday, August 
4, 2012, the 302nd Airlift Wing will rededicate the memorial to the 
fallen crew at Peterson Air Force Base in its new location. The 
memorial will become the centerpiece of the new Total Force Integration 
C-130 squadron operations facility.
  I ask the Members of Congress to join me in remembering and honoring 
the crew of SUMIT 38.

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