[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 30721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO FOUR BRAVE POLICE OFFICERS FROM COLUMBUS, INDIANA

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor four brave police 
officers from Columbus, Indiana: Sgt. Matt Harris, Patrolman J.T. 
Wright, Patrolman Ben Quesenbery, and a fourth officer who works 
undercover and must remain unnamed.
  On October 11, 2007, these four officers responded to an automobile 
accident on Indiana 11 between a pickup truck and a sport utility 
vehicle. They showed extreme valor by rushing to the scene of the 
accident and, without regard for their own personal safety, freeing the 
crash victims from the burning vehicles.
  The four officers are heroes who should be commended for their acts 
of courage. They risked their lives in an effort to save the lives of 
others. While they might say it is simply part of doing their jobs, I 
would say that they nobly went above and beyond the call of duty in 
putting the lives of others above their own.
  These men have been honored by Governor Mitch Daniels with the 
Governor's Award for Valor and by Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong with 
the City of Columbus Lifesaving Award.
  Madam Speaker, through the grace of God, America is blessed to have 
heroes such as these police officers, and I am privileged today to pay 
tribute to them for their courage, bravery, and selflessness, which 
should serve as an example to all Americans.

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