[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3295-S3296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Tester):
  S. 3035. A bill to designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana 
as ``B-47 Ridge''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, on July 23, 1962, a B-47 Bomber carrying 
four

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men on a routine training mission crashed into the southwestern slope 
of Emigrant Peak, killing all on board. Crash debris still remains on 
the unnamed ridge where these men lost their lives. After over half a 
century, it is time that these men are memorialized for their service 
so their families may have closure. Capt. Bill Faulconer, Lt. Lloyd 
Sawyers, Lt. David Sutton, and Lt. Fred Hixenbaugh lost their lives 
while serving our country. Naming the ridge in their memory will 
forever remind Montanans and visitors of their sacrifice.

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