[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            THE NOBLE THREE

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, America's lawmen are the last strand of wire in 
the fence between the law and the outlaws. They are all that stands 
between chaos and civilization, between the barbarians and the people, 
and between what is good and what is evil.
  As we honor these lawmen, I give special attention to the Capitol 
Police Officers. These officers are on duty 24 hours a day in the 
halls, on the roof, and in the shadows of this Capitol diligently 
protecting this shrine of democracy.
  Ten years ago, a madman entered the Capitol, shot and killed Officer 
Jacob Chestnut. He headed to the majority leader's office and wounded 
Officer Douglas McMillan and tourist Angela Dickerson. His shooting 
stopped after he murdered John Gibson, who literally gave his life for 
a Member of Congress.
  In these hallowed halls, we have portraits and statues of great 
Americans that have lived before us, but the spirit of duty, sacrifice, 
and honor is still alive and on display daily by those Capitol Police 
who serve us so well. They carry on the tradition of Chestnut, 
McMillan, and Gibson, those noble three that stood in the line of fire 
for the rest of us.
  And that's just the way it is.

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