[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING PLYMOUTH FIRE CAPTAIN TOM EVENSON AND FIREFIGHTER ANN 
                                 KORSMO

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize two heroes from 
my district who went above and beyond their call of duty. Plymouth Fire 
Captain Tom Evenson and Volunteer Firefighter Ann Korsmo recently 
received the Firefighters Heroes Award from the Twin Cities chapter of 
the American Red Cross.
  After learning about a local family who suffered severe burns during 
a home fire incident, these firefighters decided to provide a fire 
safety course to the family to help them overcome their fear and avoid 
similar problems in the future. When they came to discover the 
grandmother, who cares for the family's children, was deaf, they 
reached out to a local hearing professional and were able to get a 
$6,000 pair of hearing aids charitably donated.
  Madam Speaker, the selfless service of people like Tom Evenson and 
Ann Korsmo is what makes our communities and our country great, and I 
am proud to recognize them here today.

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