JULY 24, 1998

Nine years ago today an incident occurred on Capitol Hill that many of us still remember. A crazed gunman entered the House side of the Capitol, armed with a weapon, and in the ensuing chaos two brave capitol hill police officers were shot, as was a tourist and the gunman. Killed were Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut. At that time, Senator Bill Frist, who later became Majority Leader, had just finished presiding over the Senate, when he was informed of the shooting. He immediately rushed over to the Capitol, where he rendered aid to two of the people who had been shot. Ironically, Senator Frist saved the life of the gunman. Afterwards, Senator Frist said, "I'm a doctor, not a judge and jury." Just another reason why I admire Senator Frist. A class act.