[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        HONORING GORDON GILBERT

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 31, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Gordon Gilbert for 
receiving the U.S. Department of the Interior Valor Award. The award is 
given to employees of the department who ``demonstrate unusual courage 
involving a high degree of personal risk in the face of extreme 
danger.''
  Sequoia National Park Ranger Gordon Gilbert was recognized for his 
involvement in a December 25, 1998, incident in Yosemite National Park. 
Rangers were called to a Yosemite Valley home where an armed man had 
barricaded himself and threatened suicide. Gilbert was the first Ranger 
to respond to the scene, and part of the team of five rangers that 
diffused the situation and took the man into protective custody.
  Gilbert's actions helped to ensure that nobody else in the park had 
their safety threatened by this dangerous individual.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Gordon Gilbert for his courage and 
bravery. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Gilbert many 
more years of continued success.

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