[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF SERGEANT GALE STAUFFER

  (Mr. NUNNELEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NUNNELEE. Mr. Speaker, on December 23, in my hometown of Tupelo, 
Mississippi, two of our police officers, Sergeant Gale Stauffer and 
Patrol Officer Joseph Maher, were shot while attempting to apprehend a 
bank robber.
  Thankfully, Officer Maher survived very serious wounds, and he is 
currently recovering.
  Tragically, Sergeant Stauffer died of those wounds. Gale, as he was 
known to his friends and family, spent his entire adult life in service 
to his country. He joined the U.S. military and bravely served his tour 
of duty in Iraq as a Sergeant in the Louisiana Army National Guard.
  After returning home, he settled with his family in Tupelo, where he 
is known for his Cajun cooking, his love of the outdoors, and his 
passionate support for LSU Tiger football.
  Above all, those who knew Sergeant Stauffer knew him as a man 
completely devoted to his wife and two children.
  I will be submitting letters of support for both of these brave men's 
nomination for the Congressional Badge of Bravery.
  Ronald Reagan once said: ``Those who say that we are in a time where 
there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.''
  By their actions, Sergeant Stauffer and Officer Maher have showed 
there are still heroes among us.

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