[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15247-15248]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


            HONORING WESTERN NEW YORK GROUND ZERO VOLUNTEERS

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                        HON. THOMAS M. REYNOLDS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2002

  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, during his State of the Union Address, 
President George W. Bush said, ``none of us would ever wish the evil 
that was done on September the 11th. Yet after America was attacked, it 
was as if our entire country looked into a mirror and saw our better 
selves. We were reminded that we are citizens, with obligations to each 
other, to our country, and to history. We began to think less of the 
goods we can accumulate, and more about the good we can do.''
  In Western New York, as in communities across this great nation, we 
witnessed first

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hand our better selves: as Americans from all backgrounds and walks of 
life came together to show their love of country and of their neighbor. 
We saw it in countless acts of selflessness and heroism; from those 
brave patriots aboard United Airlines Flight 93 to our police and 
firefighters, medical and emergency crews, and countless volunteers--
who showed us and the world the true strength of America's heart and 
America's character.
  One such group of volunteers will be honored for their work at Ground 
Zero during a Liberty Day Awards Ceremony on Thursday, August 1, 2002. 
These dedicated and courageous men and women left their jobs, their 
homes, and their families to give of themselves in relief and recovery 
efforts, and I ask that this Congress join me in saluting their hard 
work, their commitment, and their patriotism. They are:
  Mr. Wesley Rehwaldt, Mr. Woody Seufert, Mr. David Albone, Ms. Karen 
Russo, Ms. Ann Riegle, Mr. Scott Schmidt, Mr. Jesse Babcock, Mr. Harold 
Suitor; Mr. Marc Lussier, Ms. Ann Riester, Mr. James Riester, Mr. 
William Drexler, Mr. Russell Genco, Mr. H.T. Braunscheidel, Mr. Fred 
Drahms, Ms. Connie Kearns, Mr. Darren Burdick, Ms. Margaret Blake, Mr. 
Scott Blake, Mr. Chad Shepherd, Ms. Wendi Walker, Ms. Amanda Sparks, 
Ms. Sherri Reichel, Mr. Michael Owens, Mr. Chris Lane, Mr. Anthony 
Kostyo, Mr. Thomas FitzRandolph, Mr. Kevin Dilliot, Mr. Charles 
Huntington, Mr. Mark Gilson, and Mr. Mark Gerstung.
  Also, Mr. Mark Maefs, Mr. Ray Catanesi, Mr. Kevin Baker, Mr. Ross 
Johnson, Jr., Mr. James Carbin, Jr., Mr. Dan Hosie, Mr. Scott Then, Mr. 
Robert Jasper, Jr., Mr. Robert Jasper, Sr., Mr. Wayne N. Seguin, Mr. 
Wayne E. Seguin, Mr. Samuel Ricotta, Mr. Richard Bilson, Mr. Richard 
Silvaroll, Mr. Michael Kiff, Mr. Herbert Meyer, Mr. Chris Hillman, Ms. 
Victoria Baker, Mr. Ralph Salvagni, Mr. Richard Wayner, Mr. Robert 
Conn, Mr. James Volkosh and Mr. Barry Kobrin.

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