[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE KENTUCKY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2013

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the nearly 900,000 
law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky who put their 
lives on the line every day for the safety and protection of others.
  Today, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Service was held in 
observance of those who have given their all in our Commonwealth. The 
event was hosted at the nationally recognized Department of Criminal 
Justice Training Center on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in 
Richmond, Kentucky.
  The protection of our families can come with a heavy price. Over the 
last decade, an average of 160 Kentucky law enforcement officers per 
year have been killed in the line of duty.
  I am saddened that I was unable to attend today's service in Kentucky 
due to votes in Washington. I will, however, continue to honor the 
sacrifices of officers such as the most recent officer killed in the 
line of duty in Kentucky, Officer Bryan Joseph Durman of Lexington.
  Officer Durman, and other heroes like him, will not be forgotten and 
will always remind us of the ultimate sacrifices that our Law 
Enforcement Officers make every day. We remember them, and their 
families, each and every day.

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