[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1198-E1199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE BRAVERY OF SPC SOLOMON DOSS

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2022

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize SPC 
Solomon Doss.
  On the morning of August 13, 2022, while on duty as a Piedmont Police 
Officer, SPC Solomon J Doss received a call to respond to an active 
structure fire. When he arrived on the scene with his partner, they saw 
flames and heavy smoke coming from the house and assessed that there 
was no time to wait for additional help. On scene, they coordinated 
briefly with an off-duty officer that had already attempted to gain 
entry but had been forced to exit due to the severity of the smoke and 
fire.
  Without hesitation, SPC Doss entered the structure in search of the 
occupant but was forced back out for clean air and to clear his lungs. 
He then reentered the structure in a

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second attempt, during which he located the occupant of the home, an 
elderly woman that had become incapacitated due to smoke inhalation. 
SPC Doss and his partner carried her safely out of the structure 
shortly before it was engulfed in flames, ultimately saving the woman's 
life.
  SPC Doss is the 2022 National Guardsman of the Year for this act of 
selfless bravery.
  SPC Solomon Doss serves with the Alabama National Guard's 1166th 
Military Police Company and is from Piedmont, Alabama. During the 
1166th MP Company's mobilization to Kuwait in 2020, SPC Doss served as 
a U.S. CENTCOM Customs Border Clearance Agent supporting Operation 
Spartan Shield.
  Outside the National Guard, SPC Doss works as a Patrol Officer at 
Piedmont Police Department in Piedmont, AL.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing SPC Solomon Doss' act of 
selfless bravery. SPC Doss represents the best of our community, and 
I'm honored to recognize him.

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