[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO STEVEN SAVAGE

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I wish to recognize Plaistow 
Chief of Police Steven Savage for his extraordinary leadership and 
service to New Hampshire and to our Nation. The Plaistow Police 
Department will soon dedicate the town's tactical training center in 
his honor.
  As a young man, Chief Savage enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and 
answered the call to service during the Vietnam war. He was honored 
with numerous service ribbons including the Air Force Presidential Unit 
Citation, the Air Force Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense 
Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam 
Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.
  After an honorable discharge from the Air Force, Chief Savage went on 
to earn a B.S. with honors in criminal justice from Northeastern 
University. He first worked as a police officer in Baltimore, MD, where 
he earned a Bronze Star and four Ribbons of Commendation from the 
city's Meritorious Conduct Board.
  He returned to his native New Hampshire in 1977, when he was selected 
as police chief of Haverhill. After 10 years there, he became chief in 
Plaistow, where he has served for 28 years. These combined 38 years 
have distinguished Chief Savage as the second longest serving police 
chief in the state of New Hampshire.
  Chief Savage has held leadership positions in local, regional and 
national law enforcement organizations, from chairman of Plaistow's 
Highway Safety Committee to president of the New Hampshire Chiefs of 
Police Association. He has been active in his community as well, 
volunteering on social service boards, committees, and supporting local 
youth sports.
  For more than 25 years, Plaistow's police department has been working 
to upgrade its firing range and tactical training facilities, which are 
used by police from Danville, Hampstead and Haverhill for their annual 
re-qualification as well as by U.S. postal inspectors from across New 
England and upstate New York. Finally, under Steven's leadership, a 
site plan was approved for the project earlier this year. Previously 
maintained unofficially by its many stakeholders, it will now be more 
permanently improved and supported.
  Chief Savage has worked tirelessly his entire career to keep others 
safe, and the tactical training center, to be dedicated on June 26th, 
will stand as a lasting symbol of his commitment. I ask my colleagues 
and all Americans to join me in congratulating Chief Savage on his 
distinguished career in service to New Hampshire and to our 
country.

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