[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6301]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT CHARLES ``CC'' JOHNSON

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Charles Curtis 
Johnson, or ``CC'' as he is known to friends, on his retirement from 
the U.S. Capitol Police after nearly 32 years of dedicated service.
  Sergeant Johnson started his career with the Capitol Police in 1974. 
For more than 14 years, he performed a variety of law enforcement 
duties as a member of the Capitol Division. In 1992, Mr. Johnson was 
named administrative sergeant and started working with the First 
Responder Unit that protects the Capitol grounds. By 1998, Mr. Johnson 
was promoted to sergeant and supervised the officers that protect the 
House and Senate Chambers.
  In 2004, Sergeant Johnson earned a post as one of the supervisors of 
the Horse Mounted Unit. This elite unit is well known for its rigorous 
training requirements, and Sergeant Johnson passed these tests with 
ease. After his work on the Horse Mounted Unit, Sergeant Johnson was 
promoted to the Patrol/Mobile Response Division. He served there until 
his retirement, marking a long career of dedication to the Capitol 
Police Force.
  Sergeant Johnson is also the devoted husband of a fellow Capitol 
Police officer, Captain Shirley Jo Johnson. Together, they have raised 
four children, and are the proud grandparents of four grandchildren. 
There is no doubt that his family can be proud of his example of 
professionalism and sense of duty to others.
  As Senate majority leader, and a former Capitol Police officer, I 
have the greatest respect for the fine men and women of the Capitol 
Police Force. Sergeant Johnson embodies all of the qualities that make 
the Capitol Police one of the best law enforcement divisions in the 
Nation. I am pleased to recognize Sergeant Johnson today before the 
Senate, and I wish him the best as he embarks on this new chapter of 
his life.

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