[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1846]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING DON ANDERSON

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 24, 2010

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Boone, Iowa 
Police Department's Assistant Chief, Mr. Don Anderson, who, with over 
three decades of law enforcement service to his community, will 
officially retire on March 1, 2010.
  Assistant Chief Anderson graduated from Boone High School in 1973 and 
shortly thereafter joined the United States Army. Following six years 
of service as a military policeman with the Army, he returned to Boone 
and joined the police force in July of 1979. After serving six years as 
a desk officer and taking criminal justice classes at the Des Moines 
Area Community College Boone Campus, Mr. Anderson became a patrolman. 
In 1993 he was promoted to captain, and by 2002 Mr. Anderson had 
ascended to Assistant Chief of the Boone Police Department.
  In addition to keeping the streets of Boone well protected, Assistant 
Chief Anderson has been a key figure in various local outreach 
projects, including the ``Shop with a Cop'' and ``Safety Pup Officer'' 
programs, which have helped educate the community about law and safety 
related issues.
  With his retirement from the Police Department, Assistant Chief 
Anderson plans on spending more time with his wife, Maria, as well as 
his children and grandchildren. In true devotion to his community, even 
in retirement, Assistant Chief Anderson plans to work part-time for the 
Boone County Attorney's Office.
  Madam Speaker, it is individuals like Don Anderson who exemplify the 
dedication and willingness to serve that keep our nation running safe 
and strong. I sincerely appreciate the work Assistant Chief Anderson 
has done and I am proud to serve him, his family and his fellow law 
enforcement colleagues in the United States Congress.

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