[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 140 (Thursday, September 20, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1942]
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   RECOGNIZING WAYNE VIGER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS 
                       NATIONAL HERO OF THE YEAR

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2007

  Mr. MICHAUD. Madam Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Mr. Wayne 
Viger, this year's recipient of the National Association of Letter 
Carriers' National Hero of the Year Award.
  We are all familiar with the unofficial motto of the letter carriers 
which says that ``neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night 
stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed 
rounds.'' Mr. Viger went above and beyond even this solemn promise, 
putting himself at risk to evacuate residents of a burning apartment 
building.
  While completing his rounds, Mr. Viger smelled smoke at an apartment 
building on his route. Hearing a smoke alarm and seeing smoke pouring 
from the door and windows of a ground floor apartment, he entered the 
apartment to find an elderly woman with clothes aflame and hair singed. 
Viger pulled the woman to safety and extinguished her burning clothing. 
He proceeded to alert and evacuate other residents of the building, 
providing comfort and care wherever he could.
  I am very proud to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Wayne 
Viger for his actions and for receiving the National Association of 
Letter Carriers' National Hero of the Year Award. His actions speak to 
deep-rooted courage and compassion for others as well as quick thinking 
and decisiveness, qualities which make him a role model for others and 
a deserving Hero of the Year.

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