[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E448]
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                     HONORING CORPORAL WALTER WEST

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2002

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Corporal 
Walter West. Corporal West retired on August 12, 2001 from the Lower 
Gwynedd Township Police in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania after 
thirty-five years of service. He has been an outstanding member of his 
community.
  Mr. West began his career in the U.S. Army in 1959. He was honorably 
discharged in 1965, having attained the rank of E-4. He became a part-
time police officer in May of 1966 and three years later became a full-
time officer. In 1970, he attended the Philadelphia Police Academy and 
earned an Associate Degree in Applied Science from Montgomery County 
Community College. Corporal West served in the Lower Gwynedd police 
force admirably. In fact, he was inducted into the American Police Hall 
of Fame in 1983.
  Corporal West has been active in the F.O.P. Montgomery County Lodge 
#14 and has participated in other community programs such as The 
Salvation Army Holiday Food Drive, the Home Run Derby, the YMCA 
physical fitness program and the Rotary Club of which he was a past 
president. He has been recognized by many in his community for his 
years of dedicated service.
  I am pleased to have this opportunity to recognize Corporal Walter 
West for his many years of dedicated service. Our community is a better 
place because of his contributions.

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