[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 16 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E86]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING BRIAN BOATRIGHT, RECIPIENT OF THE BOY SCOUT HONOR MEDAL

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 4, 2013

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to commend 
the heroic actions of a young member of our Central Florida community. 
In recognition of his swift and decisive action in a moment of life or 
death, Brian Boatright has been awarded the Boy Scout's Honor Medal.
  On the fifth day of a tough hike up Big Red, a rugged New Mexico 
mountain, one of Brian's troop leaders suffered an apparent heart 
attack and collapsed. Stranded without cell phone reception 11,000 feet 
up the mountain, Brian and his fellow scouts acted on the skills and 
knowledge learned during scouting.
  While others in the group searched for cell reception and applied 
CPR, Brian led several of his fellow Scouts as they navigated four 
miles to the nearest staffed camp. From the camp, a helicopter was 
called to the site and the leader was evacuated to a hospital where he 
underwent successful heart bypass surgery. For his actions on Big Red 
that day, Brian was awarded the Boy Scout's Honor Medal, one of the 
highest honors awarded by the Boy Scouts.
  The Honor Medal is bestowed on scouts who demonstrate unusual heroism 
and skill or resourcefulness in saving or attempting to save life at 
considerable risk to self. In the 90-year history of the Boy Scouts, 
only 2,302 other scouts have been awarded the Honor Medal. Brian is a 
sophomore at Bishop Moore High School and a member of Troop 6 in 
Orlando.
  I commend Brian for his quick thinking and decisive actions under 
great pressure. His deeds are a credit to the Boy Scouts and he is well 
deserving of this recognition.

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