[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING CORPORAL HARVEY DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, National Police Week provides an 
opportunity for all of us to reflect on our law enforcement officers' 
countless contributions to building safe communities, not only in the 
Nation but also in the 19th Congressional District. This week, we pay 
tribute to those police officers who sacrifice so much for our safety. 
I am honored to stand behind those who risk their lives on a daily 
basis to keep our families and our neighborhoods safe. During this 
week, we also take time to remember those officers who we have lost in 
the line of duty and their families.
  This week, members of the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office are in 
Washington to attend the candlelight vigil in honor of fallen police 
officers across the Nation, including Lubbock County Sheriff Deputy 
Corporal Harvey. Corporal Harvey was killed on April 6, 2009, in a 
vehicle accident while on duty. Corporal Harvey joined the Lubbock 
County Sheriff's Office in 2001 and was a member of the Texas Tactical 
Peace Officers Association. Corporal Harvey was a devoted father to 
sons J.D. and Austin and loving husband to his wife, Stacy.
  Corporal Harvey's name will be engraved on the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial and will be revealed during a ceremony in 
honor of all 116 officers who were killed in 2009. I will have the 
great honor to meet Corporal Harvey's parents, Danny and Diana, and his 
brother Brendan while they are here in Washington and to welcome the 
Lubbock County Sheriff's Department Honor Guard. We cannot and will not 
forget the service of Corporal Harvey and the many others who have lost 
their lives in the line of duty.
  Mr. Speaker, we sometimes take for granted that every day, 7 days a 
week, 365 days a year, that men and women go out and put on a different 
uniform than our Nation's military. They put on a uniform of keeping 
the peace in our country, keeping our homes safe, keeping our 
businesses safe, keeping our streets safe. And we thank those men and 
women that do that. Sometimes I think we take them for granted.
  I hope that the American people will use this week to go up to a 
peace officer, a law enforcement officer and take that opportunity to 
say ``thank you.'' But also, maybe you live in a neighborhood where a 
sheriff's officer or a police officer lives in your neighborhood. Maybe 
they live next door to you. I hope you will take time to say to their 
family, Thank you for supporting your dad or your mom or your husband 
or your wife and allowing them to serve our country in this very 
special way because truly, it is a team sport, because without the 
support of the families, these men and women could not go and do the 
great job that we ask them to do. And what we learn is, this is a 
dangerous job, and unfortunately every year, we lose officers in the 
line of duty. We've already lost at least one in the 19th Congressional 
District this year. So from all the people in the 19th Congressional 
District--and I think I can speak for all the people across America, 
thank you, peace officers, law enforcement officers all across our 
country. And may God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United 
States of America.

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