[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                        HONORING THEIR BRETHREN

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 23, 1994

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I pay tribute to 
the Saginaw Township Police Department Honor Guard, as we celebrate 
their first year of dedicated service to our Saginaw community.
  This year past, the Saginaw Township Police Department established 
the honor guard to represent the Police Department at funerals for 
fallen officers throughout the State, parades, ceremonies and other 
local functions to highlight the integral role the police play in our 
community.
  The tenets subscribed to by the Saginaw Township Police Department 
Honor Guard echo the commitment and dedication with which officers 
pledge to uphold every waking moment, recognizing their badge as a 
symbol of public faith and accepting it as a public trust.
  Often forgotten in our litigious society is the awesome 
responsibility vested in local police departments. The Saginaw Township 
honor guard reminds each of us that as officers, their fundamental duty 
is to serve and protect, to safeguard lives and property, to protect 
the innocent against deception, the weak from oppression, and the 
peaceful from violence.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues to salute the continuing 
efforts of our local police departments, notably the lofty principles 
which the Saginaw Township Honor Guard continually preserve.

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