F.E. Warren AFB lifeguards honored by American Red Cross

DENVER — Red Cross training provides lifesaving skills people hope to never use.

Certified for more than a decade, Kimberly Shupe, a lifeguard and instructor at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base Aquatic Center, had never used CPR in an emergency until March 10, 2022.

Lucas Sutphin, Kimberly Shupe and Will Barrington

From left, Lucas Sutphin, Kimberly Shupe and Will Barrington are pictured at the American Red Cross Rocky Mountain Heroes Soiree in Denver. The trio of lifeguards at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base Aquatic Center received the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Lifesaving Hero of the Year Award for saving a swimmer’s life last year.

Carrie Haderlie is a freelance journalist who covers southeast Wyoming from her home near Saratoga. She has written for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Laramie Boomerang, Wyoming Business Report and several other publications for many years, including covering the Wyoming Legislature.

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