[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   COLORADO WING OF CIVIL AIR PATROL

  (Mr. TANCREDO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, I introduced a resolution, with 
the support of all five of my colleagues from Colorado, honoring the 
Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. The Colorado Wing was stabilized 
60 years ago as a volunteer organization to conduct air and ground 
searches for downed or missing airplanes, hunters, hikers, and other 
missing persons across the State of Colorado.
  Last year, the Colorado Wing was accredited with safely flying 1,216 
air search and rescue hours and saving the lives of 15 people. It 
continues its efforts to aid the people of Colorado through annual 
camps, training Civil Air Patrol cadets in ground search and rescue, 
field and emergency skills, in leadership, and in self-discipline.
  Having witnessed firsthand the invaluable and exemplary service the 
Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol provides the people in the State 
of Colorado, I am extremely proud to introduce this resolution 
commending their excellent work and devotion to our community, and I 
urge my colleagues in support of this resolution.

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