[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2358]
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                    TRIBUTE TO U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, today I offer my congratulations to the 
United States Marshals Service, as well as a hearty ``Welcome Home'' to 
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
  At ``high noon'' today, trucks from ABF Freight System arrived with 
precious cargo: the history of the United States Marshals Service. They 
arrived from Wyoming to their new hometown of Fort Smith, the future 
site of the United States Marshals Museum.
  Today's arrival is a symbolic event, but just a temporary stop. The 
Marshals collection, now inside Arkansas' borders, will be secured in a 
safe location while we build a proper home of the legendary history of 
the Marshals Service.
  From the arrival of the ``Hanging Judge'' Isaac Parker and through 
such men as Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves, an African-American deputy who 
arrested more than 3,000 men, the history of the Marshals Service and 
the history of Fort Smith, Arkansas, have been continually linked.
  Today, we take the next step in making that link permanent. The 
legacy of the United States Marshals Service is now in Arkansas.
  Congratulations to Fort Smith and congratulations to the United 
States Marshals.
  Welcome home.

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