[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING HEROISM OF ROBERT TARLETON AND EDWARD RYER

  (Mr. MALINOWSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the heroism of 
two New Jersey State troopers, Trooper Robert Tarleton and State Police 
Lieutenant Edward Ryer.
  On March 2, Trooper Tarleton was stopped and talking with a driver on 
I-287 in Bridgewater, New Jersey, when a tractor-trailer ran off the 
road, hit a structure, and burst into flames.
  Trooper Tarleton immediately ran toward the scene, where he met 
Lieutenant Ryer, who was off-duty but had stopped to help.
  With no thought to their personal safety, they grabbed the 
incapacitated driver from the wreckage, dragging him to safety seconds 
before the truck exploded.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Trooper Tarleton and Lieutenant Ryer for their 
selfless actions that saved a man's life.
  I also want to take a moment to recognize the everyday acts of 
heroism by our law enforcement officers that may not make the news or 
be captured on a body cam, as this one was.
  We call them when we need help, and no matter how dangerous the 
situation, they always come. We are grateful.

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