Recognizing the Global Medical Response 2025 Stars of Life Award Recipients

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Mr. GILL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to present to you the Global Medical Response (GMR) Stars of Life award recipients for 2025. A proud member of the American Ambulance Association (AAA), GMR is a leader in emergency medical services across the country--providing care to communities and residents of all walks of life.

The AAA created the Stars of Life program to celebrate the contributions of ambulance professionals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in service to their communities and the EMS profession. By honoring the contributions of these heroes, the Stars of Life program also highlights the critical role EMS plays in our healthcare infrastructure.

The opportunities to save lives--whether it's someone who suffered a cardiac arrest following a motor vehicle incident in Evansville, Indiana, or a 12-day old infant who stopped breathing in Clackamas, Oregon--are the situations for which EMS professionals train and prepare. But we should also honor the everyday professionalism, skill, and commitment to doing what is right for the patient that is at the forefront of everything emergency medical responders do, both on duty and off. By putting their own lives on the line every time they answer the call for help, EMS professionals are heroes in their local communities, even if some are too humble to see themselves that way.

I thank all first responders for answering the call and I thank the 2025 GMR Stars of Life award recipients for providing care to the world at a moment's notice. I include in the Record the following Global Medical Response's 2025 Stars of Life Award Recipients:

Carlos Bautista, Base Aviation Manager, Fixed Wing Pilot, EagleMed, Dodge City, Kansas; Chris Crawford, Paramedic, Field Training Officer, American Medical Response, Portland, Oregon; Nathanael Day, Flight Nurse, Paramedic, EagleMed, Dodge City, Kansas; Rudy Drago, Dispatch Lead, AMR River Medical, Lake Havasu City, Arizona; Aaron Durette, Paramedic, Field Training Officer, American Medical Response, West Hartford, Connecticut; Arianne Emling, Flight Nurse, Base Clinical Lead, Air Evac Lifeteam, Marion, Illinois; Jimi Estrada-Velazquez, Paramedic, American Medical Response, Riverside, California; Marc Flores, Flight Paramedic, Air Evac Lifeteam, Abilene, Texas; Kenny Glimmee, Flight Paramedic, REACH Air Medical Services, Alpine, California; Aaron Goodloe, Paramedic, American Medical Response, Kansas City, Kansas; Dylan Graves, Lead Paramedic, Field Training Officer, Clackamas County, Oregon; Terry Gray, EMT, Crew Chief, American Medical Response, Seattle, Washington; Julie Humes, Flight Nurse, Air Evac Lifeteam, Macomb, Illinois; Joseph Ketcham, Paramedic Supervisor, MedicWest, Las Vegas, Nevada; PJ Lowe, Advanced EMT, American Medical Response, Jackson; Mississippi; Matt Magiera, Paramedic, Medstar EMS, Summerdale, Alabama; Beau McFarlin, Flight Paramedic, Air Evac Lifeteam, Marion, Illinois; Alexander Megquier, Paramedic, American Medical Response, West Hartford, Connecticut; Douglas Milks, Paramedic, American Medical Response, Buffalo, New York; Magen Morris, Paramedic, Special Events Administrative Supervisor, MedicWest, Las Vegas, Nevada; Holly Nasello, Paramedic, Life Line, Prescott, Arizona; Trey Phillips, Flight Nurse, Paramedic, Air Evac Lifeteam, Snellville, Georgia; Rick Pringle, Paramedic, Field Training Office, AMR Temple EMS, Temple, Texas; Julie Purick, Critical Care Paramedic, American Medical Response, Rochester, New York; LeAnn Riley, Emergency Dispatcher, 911 Call Taker, American Medical Response, Modesto, California; Ryan Rizen, Clinical Education Manager, American Medical Response, Evansville, Indiana; Samantha Sabol, Paramedic, Field Training Officer, AMR Temple EMS, Temple, Texas; Missy Satterfield, Flight Nurse, Paramedic, Air Evac Lifeteam, Abilene, Texas; Morgan Stanley, EMT, American Medical Response, Independence, Missouri; Talitha Crowe, EMT, AMR Temple EMS, Temple, Texas; Dustin Wilson, Paramedic, American Medical Response, Stockton, California; and Brannen Zilka, Paramedic, American Medical Response, Concord, California.

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