[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S3711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, I rise today in honor of National Police 
Week to recognize the courage, bravery, and dedication of Arkansas's 
law enforcement officers, who risk their lives each day to keep our 
citizens safe.
  In particular, I pay tribute to five fallen officers from our State 
whose names have been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial in Washington, DC. The officers, their departments, and their 
dates of death are:
  John A Bratton, Grant County Sheriff's Office, February 1, 1887
  H.L. Smith, Grant County Sheriff's Office, February 1, 1887
  Joseph Christopher Cannon, Plumerville Police Department, June 19, 
2009
  Larry Neal Blagg, Trumann Police Department, January 27, 2009
  Henry Jorden Willeford, Van Buren County Sheriff's Office, November 
16, 2009
  Along with all Arkansans, I thank these officers for their service 
and sacrifice. It is a fitting tribute that the names of these officers 
have been etched on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in 
Washington, DC.

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