[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5568]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING VIRGINIA STATE TROOPER STEVEN MULLER

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 4, 2017

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my constituent, 
Virginia State Police Trooper Steven Muller, for his recognition by the 
Rotary Club of West Springfield as an Outstanding Virginia State 
Trooper of the Year for 2016.
  Trooper Muller is a credit to his unit and uniform and the long 
tradition of our Commonwealth's State Police Force. Trooper Muller has 
been nominated for this Rotary award by his superiors, who note that in 
August of 2015 he was dispatched to a vehicle crash on the Capital 
Beltway. Upon arriving at the scene he found two citizens who were 
trying to aid an individual lying near the wreckage on a very busy and 
dangerous stretch of I-495. Trooper Muller checked the victim for signs 
of breathing and a pulse and found the victim unresponsive. Immediately 
after, he began special rescue breathing and CPR. Trooper Kress Adamson 
arrived a few minutes later to aid Trooper Muller. A Fairfax County 
Rescue team then arrived and asked the two troopers to continue their 
life-saving efforts until the Rescue team could apply an automated 
external defibrillator. After several minutes of these combined 
advanced lifesaving techniques, they were able to regain a pulse in the 
victim. The victim was then transported to INOVA Alexandria Hospital 
where he remained in critical condition until his recovery. Due to the 
initial valiant efforts of both civilians and these two troopers, the 
victim has a better chance of recovery from this life-threatening 
accident.
  Trooper Muller has served with the Virginia State Police for five 
years. After graduating from the State Police Academy, he was assigned 
to Springfield (Area 48), where he currently serves. Originally from 
Brocton, New York, he holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice 
from Fredonia State University.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Trooper 
Muller and in thanking him for his years of service to Fairfax County 
and the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has demonstrated exceptional 
dedication to public safety and the mission of law enforcement, and for 
that, we owe him a special debt of gratitude.

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