[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16447]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING CAPTAIN BARRY K. CAVER

  (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Captain Barry K. 
Caver, commander of the Texas Ranger Company E, as he retires from his 
long and distinguished career of service to the public.
  Ranger Captain John Ford once described the Texas Rangers and said of 
them: ``They knew their duty and they did it. While in a town, they 
made no braggadocio demonstration. They did not gallop through the 
streets, and shoot and yell. They had a specie of moral discipline 
which developed moral courage. They did right because it was right.''
  To be a Ranger is to stand in long shadow cast by some of our 
Nation's most famous lawmen. The tradition of the Rangers is one of 
intelligence, duty, honor, toughness, and self-reliance. I can think of 
few better images of the modern Texas Ranger than Captain Caver.
  I am pleased to call this great lawman a friend, to salute him, and 
to thank him for his service to the people of Texas. His leadership and 
experience will be irreplaceable to the Rangers and he will be sorely 
missed by all west Texans, whether they knew him or not.
  It is my honor to represent Captain Caver here in Washington. I wish 
him well as he finds and explores the new challenges in his life.

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