[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E666-E667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 15, 2013

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this week we honor our local, state 
and federal law enforcement officers by recognizing National Police 
Week. From May 13-17, communities across the nation will hold 
ceremonies, honoring the peace officers who protect them and 
remembering those who lost their lives in the line of duty. We take one 
week a year to thank them for their service, but we are grateful year-
round.
  Peace officers have protected Americans for the last 221 years, but 
our nation has celebrated their service and remembered their sacrifices 
since 1962 when President John F. Kennedy first proclaimed May 15 as 
National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
  Nearly one million peace officers serve our communities selflessly 
nationwide. Every day, these brave men and women put on their uniform, 
pin on their badge and put themselves in harm's way. Their daily job is 
to protect our communities, our lives and our property. When the 
outlaws--the drug dealers, child molesters, wife beaters, robbers, 
bandits, murderers and street terrorists--threaten our communities, 
peace officers are the first ones to track them down. With their 
service, comes risk and

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sacrifice. We remember the 120 officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice 
with their lives last year while in the line of duty.
  Peace officers separate us from the outlaws. They separate anarchy 
from law and order. They help bring justice to crime victims, and peace 
to communities that crime has affected. We must support our peace 
officers because they support us, the home-front. And that's just the 
way it is.

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