[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 69 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               COMMEMORATING PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, today is Peace Officers Memorial Day. 
Throughout the Nation, and in my home State of Missouri, flags fly at 
half staff at all our State buildings in honor of the members of our 
police forces who have reached the ends of their watch, including seven 
in 2011 and two in 2010.
  These men and women gave their lives for their Nation, not on a 
battlefield with a foreign name, but in our neighborhoods, on streets 
our children walk. They're heroes, seldom recognized, frequently in 
danger, always ready to give what Abraham Lincoln called ``the last 
full measure of devotion'' to protect and serve our friends, our 
family, our community.
  The peace officers lost in Missouri fell as enforcers of law and as 
first responders in times of need. We remember them all with an empty 
spot on the force and hearts full of thanks for their sacrifice and 
service.

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