[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7922]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      SALUTE TO CORPORAL FLETCHER

  (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, ``hero'' is not a label that should be 
employed carelessly, and in a time when our country has many heroes 
serving abroad, I rise today to honor a hero at home: Corporal Ronald 
Fletcher.
  A member of the Jefferson County Sheriffs Department, Corporal 
Fletcher was pursuing a burglary suspect into a home last month when he 
was shot twice in the chest and once in the arm.
  At only 26 years old, he lay seriously wounded in the house with the 
suspect until his fellow deputies were able to remove him safely.
  Today, just one short month after the incident, I am proud to share 
that Corporal Fletcher is home and well on his way to recovery. As a 
testimony to his profound sense of duty, he recently complained about 
being bored in his home full of fruit baskets and is eager to return to 
service.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute the heroism of Corporal Fletcher and the valor 
of the Jefferson County Sheriffs Department. West Virginia is sincerely 
grateful for their service.

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