[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E666-E667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTEER SKY MARSHALS

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                           HON. DENNIS MOORE

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 30, 2002

  Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, after the tragic events of September 11th, 
many dedicated Americans served our nation as volunteer Sky Marshals. I 
recently received a piece of correspondence from one of my 
constituents, Bob Dremann, whose son John served as a volunteer Sky 
Marshal after September 11th. I have included a copy of Mr. Dremann's 
correspondence, and agree with him that volunteers like his son John 
deserve Congress's recognition for their service.

       Rep. Moore: My son, John S. Dremann, just completed his 
     detail as a volunteer Sky Marshal. He volunteered shortly 
     after the 9/11 attacks. They were looking for persons who had 
     federal law enforcement training and those who carried a 
     handgun as a part of their jobs. He is now being relieved by 
     persons who were hired and trained to be a Sky Marshal after 
     9/11. John is now going back to his previous job as an 
     Avation Specialist with the U. S. Customs Service. He flies 
     in a

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     corporate jet looking for the bad guys, breaking laws off the 
     Florida coast. Volunteers from other agencies also served as 
     volunteer Sky Marshals. They are all returning to their old 
     jobs, but, I feel they deserve our special thanks for the 
     work that they did to protect us. The purpose of this note is 
     to encourage you to create a Congressional recognition 
     program for my son and all of the other brave persons who 
     served as a Sky Marshal volunteer during the recent 
     emergency. I would not rely on the FAA or Customs to do an 
     adequate job of recognizing these persons. Besides, they 
     protected all of us, so wouldn't it be very appropriate for 
     the Congress to come up with a recognition program. Something 
     he could show his grandchildren someday. Thank you for your 
     help on this.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bob Dremann.

     

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