[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E984]
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                  NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

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                          HON. THOMAS W. EWING

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 1997

  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, on May 15, 1997, hundreds of law enforcement 
officers from across the country came together at the U.S. Capitol to 
honor slain law enforcement officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
  Last Thursday we paused to pay tribute to those who have lost their 
lives in service to the Nation as law enforcement officers. One hundred 
and fifteen officers were killed 1996. Among these fallen heroes was a 
26-year-old officer from the 15th Congressional District of Illinois.
  On October 17, 1996, Officer Anthony Samfay of the Kankakee Police 
Department was shot and killed while conducting a routine traffic stop 
on a vehicle at Fair and Greenwood Avenue in Kankakee.
  Officer Samfay said the only job he ever wanted was to be a police 
officer. It is with much honor that I pay my respect to Officer Samfay, 
his mother, the other fallen heroes, and all law enforcement officers 
who put their lives on the line every day to help protect and serve 
America.

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