[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 206 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FIRST CLASS JOSHUA GAETA

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a military 
servicemember from my district for his historic and heroic actions that 
saved over 30 lives.
  Earlier this year, Joshua Gaeta of Muscatine and his Coast Guard crew 
were successful in a daring search and rescue operation involving 31 
fishermen stranded on a ship that caught fire 200 miles off the coast 
of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  Facing winds of over 50 miles an hour, waves 30-feet high, and 
freezing cold temperatures, our Coast Guard, with Gaeta on board, 
bravely flew their helicopters to the scene and were able to save all 
31 crew members.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Aviation Maintenance Technician First 
Class Gaeta and all our servicemembers for all that they do to keep our 
country safe.

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