[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 32 (Monday, February 29, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY POLICE OFFICER ASHLEY 
                                GUINDON

  (Mrs. COMSTOCK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the life of Prince 
William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon.
  Ashley was 28 years old. She was shot and killed while responding to 
a domestic disturbance in Woodbridge, Virginia, on her first day on the 
job. She had just been sworn in the previous day, and the incident 
occurred only 90 minutes into her first training shift. She also had 
been serving her country and community as a member of the U.S. Marine 
Corps Reserve.
  She was a gifted and skilled officer, and this great sense of service 
that she had to her country and her community will be so missed by her 
family, friends, and colleagues on the force.
  Twenty-eight years old. She represented the best of our youth, and 
her tragic murder is a reminder of the sacrifices that law enforcement 
in my district, in all of Virginia, and throughout our country make 
every day. We honor her service and her sacrifice and that of all of 
our dedicated, selfless law enforcement officers. They deserve our 
honor and respect every day.
  I also ask that we continue to pray for her fellow officers, Jesse 
Hempen and David McKeown, who were also shot during this incident, and 
we pray for their full recovery.

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