Representative Nikki Budzinski Honors Juliana Turchetti in House Floor Tribute

July 25, 2024

Representative Nikki Budzinski of the 18th District of Illinois took time out on the house floor yesterday during a legislative session to honor fallen Dauntless Air aerial firefighter Juliana Turchetti in a moving tribute.

Juliana was lost on July 10, during an aerial firefighting mission, flying a Fire Boss while responding to the Horse Gulch fire near Helena, Montana.

Watch the video of the tribute below:

Ryan Mason

Ryan is an accomplished writer and aerial photographer that has worked in the aviation industry for over a decade before co-founding AerialFire Magazine. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Ryan is a former police officer that focuses his writing and photography efforts on para-public operations and agricultural aviation.

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