[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H6503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Burr of North Carolina). Under a 
previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr. Burr) 
is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BURR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Special Agent John Gibson, 
Officer Jacob ``J.J.'' Chestnut, duty, honor, country.
  Many Members of Congress have expressed our collective grief over the 
loss of Special Agent Gibson and Officer J.J. Chestnut, but it is worth 
repeating over and over again. Officers, law enforcement, fire 
personnel over the country every year lose their lives helping all of 
us, American citizens. We should express our grief today and remember 
them as they remembered us, helping us through difficult situations. 
Condolences to the family. God bless you all.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Oxley).
  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, I also add my voice to the chorus of sympathy 
being sung on this day of mourning here at the Capitol for the Chestnut 
and Gibson families. To them we give thanks in the memory of their 
fallen heroes. We pray that their grief will be comforted.
  They died protecting freedom and protecting the lives of all of us 
here in the Capitol. They died as any U.S. soldier would have in any 
war. It is now just to remember how much we appreciate and admire their 
leadership and their service, and we send our deepest sympathies to the 
family as we proceed to the memorial service in the Rotunda.
  I thank the gentleman from California for yielding to me.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman.

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