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IN HR0073

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/29/2011

Primary Sponsor

Peggy Welch

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Congratulates First Lieutenant Malcolm M. Webb of the Indiana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol on receiving the Civil Air Patrol Silver Medal of Valor, the highest award for bravery and heroism
  • Recognizes Webb as only the fourth Hoosier to receive this medal since its inception in 1962, with fewer than 200 awards given in the organization's history
  • Honors Webb's heroic rescue attempt on June 28, 2009, at the Cullasaja River in North Carolina, where he risked his own life to save a 12-year-old boy trapped in a waterfall with water flowing at an estimated 17,000 gallons per minute
  • Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit copies of this resolution to First Lieutenant Webb, his family, and Colonel Richard L. Griffith, Commander of the Indiana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol

Legislative Description

Honoring First Lieutenant Malcolm M. Webb upon receiving Medal of Valor.

Last Action

First reading: adopted voice vote

4/29/2011

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