[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 82 (Friday, May 18, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4212-H4213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING MAINE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

  (Mr. POLIQUIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, fellow Mainers and law 
enforcement officials from across our great State gathered in Augusta 
to add one more name to the Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 
Wall: Nathan Desjardins.
  The number of names on the memorial wall recognizes all law 
enforcement officers in the State of Maine who have died in the line of 
duty. That number, Mr. Speaker, has now reached 85.
  Yesterday, we also honored Corporal Eugene Cole of the Somerset 
County Sheriff's Department. He was killed in the line of duty, Mr. 
Speaker, just a few weeks ago. His name will be added to the memorial 
wall next year.
  My heart goes out to the families of these two brave law enforcement 
officials whose lives were both tragically cut short.
  As Police Week comes to a close, let us all remember and recognize 
the immeasurable courage, sacrifice, and dedication of our law 
enforcement personnel across our Nation. Every day, they put their 
lives on that thin blue line that keeps our families safe and our 
communities strong. And, Mr.

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Speaker, sometimes they don't return home.
  May the good Lord accept Nathan Desjardins and Eugene Cole to rest in 
peace. Maine, America, and our world is a much better place because of 
their good work and their sacrifice.

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