[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9777-9778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF SPECIAL AGENTS CRYSTAL GRINER AND DAVID BAILEY AND THEIR 
                COURAGEOUS ACTS OF VALOR IN SAVING LIVES

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2017

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the selfless acts 
of courage displayed by Special Agents Crystal Griner and David Bailey 
of The United States Capitol Police saving the lives of numerous 
members of Congress and their staffs. Our thoughts and prayers go out 
to all of the wounded and Congressman Steve Scalise and Matt Mika and 
their families who are fighting for their lives. I include in the 
Record this poem penned by Albert Carey Caswell.


                            not on my watch

     They awake on each new day
     With a hug and kiss
     saying goodbye to their loved ones out on their way
     As to themselves ``Not on My Watch'' they say
     No one is going to hurt you this day
     Putting on a bullet proof vest
     while strapping a holster and gun to their chest
     To watch over all of us to bless
     moving out to serve and protect
     Not knowing what evil to expect
     Or if this will be their last day, yet
     Who while all in the midst of hell
     must find the strength to make their souls swell
     Living by a noble code and creed
     to watch over us .  .  . you and me
     It's all in a Police Officer's day
     Saying, ``Not on My Watch'' all at speed
     To vanquish evil's darkest of all needs
     Ready to lay down their own lives if need be
     Standing on that thin blue line
     where death lies so close all the time
     When, who lives and dies
     And see's another sunrise
     So all depends on you
     relies
     And on that fateful morning in June
     When two Capitol Police Officers went deep
     stood true
     Who against all odds
     just like Gods kept their oath through and through
     Out gunned
     who from the face of death would not run
     All in their stride stood tall in the morning sun
     Until, they vanquished what this dark evil had begun
     Thank you
     Officers Griner and Bailey as you have blessed each and 
           everyone
     But, ``hate is hard .  .  . and it makes me cry''
     When, I see those tears in those wounded loved ones eyes
     But remember
     the darkness is no match for the light
     The kind that which on this day
     burned in Griner's and Bailey's hearts so bright
     Goodness
     Evil
     Darkness
     Light
     Those Brave Hearts Who Evil Must Fight
     Who Bring The Light
     Together Enjoined
     As We Battle On
     Into The Darkest of Nights
     ``Not On My Watch''
     Those Brave Hearts Who Evil Must Fight
     You Bring The Light

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