[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 204 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1702]
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             IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF MARK WHITE

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                          HON. DAVID A. TROTT

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2017

  Mr. TROTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the retirement of 
Wixom, Michigan resident, Senior Inspector Mark White of Homeland 
Security, Customs and Border Protection.
  We honor Mark for his years of bravery and protection of our land, 
sea, and air borders.
  During his time at the Detroit border, Mark committed himself to the 
interception of contraband. He apprehended numerous pieces of drug 
paraphernalia and in 1995; he seized nearly $2.7 million dollars' worth 
of munitions bound for illegal exportation in Operation Exodus.
  His most notable act of bravery occurred in October of 1997 at the 
Detroit Windsor Tunnel. A gunman under the influence of drugs attempted 
to hijack cars at inspection lanes and shot a civilian. Mark fatally 
wounded the gunman and provided first aid to the injured civilian. This 
act of heroism earned him a number of awards, including the U.S. 
Customs Service Meritorious Service Award for Valor.
  Since 2000, Mark has worked as the Senior Inspector at Oakland County 
International Airport and spends his free time as a lacrosse coach for 
the Walled Lake Gladiators.
  After 31 years of service, Mark will retire this December, and will 
return to his home state of Pennsylvania with his wife and daughter.
  I applaud Senior Inspector Mark White for his service to the State of 
Michigan.

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