[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E450]
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                    HONORING CORPORAL ROBERT THOMAS

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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 
Robert Thomas. Corporal Thomas retired from the Lower Gwynedd Police 
Department in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on August 12, 2001 after 
twenty-six years of service. Corporal Thomas has provided his community 
with outstanding service.
  Corporal Thomas served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1965 until 1967 
when he was honorably discharged. In 1977 he was selected as Police 
Officer of the Year and he received an Exceptional Service Award and 
ribbon in 1978. Corporal Thomas also earned an Honorable Service Award. 
He was promoted to the rank of Corporal in 1984.
  In addition, Corporal Thomas was a member of the Montgomery County 
Emergency Response Team and has many letters of praise from the 
community and area police departments. He was inducted into the 
American Police Hall of Fame and Museum in 1978.
  I am pleased and honored to present this award to Corporal Robert 
Thomas.

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