[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 132 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E823]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             EDWARD TALBOT

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 2022

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor 
Edward Talbot of the United States Merchant Marine for his service to 
our country.
  Edward Talbot joined the U.S. Merchant Marine as a 20-year-old in 
1968 during the Vietnam war. From 1968 to 1972, Edward served onboard 
various U.S. flagged deep water merchant ships throughout the Pacific, 
working on tankers, cargo ships, container ships, and passenger liners. 
During his time as a merchant mariner, he work on ships which included 
military cargo shipments destined for ports throughout Vietnam.
  While serving as seaman on a passenger liner off the coast of New 
Zealand in 1969, Edward's crew spotted and picked up a Maori fisherman 
who had been lost at sea for over 24 days. Edward was part of the 
lifeboat crew which retrieved him. After his crew's heroics made the 
front pages across New Zealand, Edward and his crewmembers were 
celebrated by grateful New Zealand citizens.
  For his service to the United States, Edward was awarded the Merchant 
Marine Vietnam Service Medal. After his time in the Merchant Marine, 
Edward came back to Colorado and served his community as a longtime 
employee for the City of Arvada. Most recently Edward served as the 
director of the Arvada Housing Authority and manager for the Housing 
Preservation and Resources Division, providing affordable housing and 
community development programs for the community. Edward is now retired 
and lives in Arvada.
  Edward's lifetime of public service to our country and community 
exemplifies the best of Colorado. I extend my deepest appreciation to 
Edward for his dedication, integrity, and outstanding service to the 
Arvada community, the great State of Colorado, and the United States of 
America.

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