[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 65 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN HONOR OF OFFICER KEITH BRADDOCK AND OFFICER CHARLES PULVER

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                           HON. EARL POMEROY

                            of north dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 15, 1997

  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, today is National Peace Officers' Memorial 
Day. I would like to take a moment to honor two North Dakota peace 
officers who were killed in the line of duty.
  Keith Braddock was a Watford City police officer who was shot to 
death in March of last year while he was responding to a disturbance at 
the American Legion Club.
  Charles Pulver was a game warden in Mountain, ND. He died from a 
massive heart attack that he suffered while he was investigating game 
violations in a wooded area.
  Both of these men died while they were serving the people of North 
Dakota. As the families of these two men are in Washington, DC, to take 
part in the National Police Week activities and to see the officers' 
names added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, I want 
to share with them the gratitude of our entire state.
  North Dakota is a small rural State. Our citizens pride themselves on 
knowing their neighbors. In communities like ours, any act of violence 
is a shock. The events that surround both of these officers' deaths are 
truly tragic. The unselfish service these men gave to protect our 
citizens has not gone unnoticed.
  Officer Braddock and Officer Pulver made our communities safer 
because of their service. The ultimate sacrifices they made will be 
remembered by today's ceremonies and by the Officers memorial for years 
to come.

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