[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H126-H127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING OFFICERS COREY HELMS AND DYLAN COLE

  (Mr. PITTENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Officers Corey 
Helms and Dylan Cole of the Monroe, North Carolina, Police Department, 
who, on December 26, risked their lives to save two families trapped in 
a burning home.
  Officer Helms was first to arrive but was pushed back by the thick 
cloud of smoke. Officer Cole arrived next, and together, the two men 
attempted to

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find a ladder to rescue the five people trapped on the second floor. 
Unable to find a ladder, Monroe's two heroes disregarded their own 
safety by charging into the burning home and up the stairs before 
carrying and guiding the young families to safety.
  Officers Cole and Helms rescued two adult sisters and their children, 
ages 3 years, 10 months, and 5 months. There were no injuries as a 
result.
  Officers Corey Helms and Dylan Cole are living examples of what it 
means to serve and to protect. Please join me in honoring these two 
brave officers and all the men and women of the Monroe Police 
Department who work on our behalf every day. God bless them.

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