[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E422-E423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      LT. COL. MARK YOUNG TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 10, 2018

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lt. Col. Mark Young 
for his 35 years of volunteerism in Colorado. His service to others 
began during the blizzard of 1982 where he spent all night in his truck 
with his CB radio answering calls to help stranded motorists.
  On top of his volunteer work, Lt. Col. Young spent 29 years as a 
volunteer paramedic in Costilla County, using his knowledge as a 
paramedic to help thousands of his fellow citizens. In addition, he 
assisted his community in the creation of a volunteer ambulance 
service.
  In 1996, Lt. Col. Young continued his service and joined the Montrose 
County Sheriff Posse as a volunteer search and rescue firefighter. Over 
the next 20 years he provided hundreds of hours of free helicopter 
service, and went on numerous rescue missions, providing vital 
helicopter support on each of those rescues. Just over a year ago, Lt. 
Col. Young and his team were able to rescue a pilot from Colorado 
Springs that got wrecked in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in Garfield 
County Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, whether it was spending all night on Christmas Eve 
helping motorists during a blizzard, or flying a helicopter for Search

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and Rescue missions, Lt. Col. Young has always been eager to serve his 
fellow Americans. It is my pleasure to recognize Lt. Col. Young for all 
his generosity. On behalf of the Third District of Colorado I would 
like to thank Lt. Col. Young for his generous service to his community.

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