[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 68 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S5339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           ANNUAL NEW JERSEY LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL SERVICE

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I commemorate the 21st annual 
New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service held this week in Ocean 
Grove, NJ. This ceremony, which is hosted by the New Jersey State 
Association of Chiefs of Police, NJSACP, honors the sacrifice made by 
law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the line of 
duty. Its participants represent the entire New Jersey law enforcement 
community, including State and local police agencies as well as 
prosecutors and federal agents based in New Jersey.
  Events such as the New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service and 
last week's commemoration of National Police Week are the least we can 
do to express our gratitude to the brave men and women who risk their 
lives every day in service to our communities, States, and Nation. Our 
Nation lost 155 law enforcement officers in 2005. Their ultimate 
sacrifice and the important work they did every day must never be 
forgotten.
  I am proud that my State of New Jersey honors these heroes in the 
oldest statewide law enforcement memorial service in the country, and I 
ask that the Senate join me in commending the NJSACP for hosting this 
important event.




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