[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING BRADLEY MICHAEL LINK

  (Mr. FINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FINE. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize a hero who tragically 
lost his life in the line of duty.
  Bradley Michael Link, age 28, was a beloved figure of the Lake County 
area. At a young age, he was committed to serving his community.
  Bradley started as an Explorer, which is a Boy Scout program, with 
the Lake County Sheriff's Office as a teenager. That motivated him to 
join the Polk County Sheriff's Office for 2 years and then, later, the 
Lake County Sheriff's Office for 4\1/2\ years.
  On Friday, August 2, 2024, almost 1 year ago, Bradley and his fellow 
deputies responded to a disturbance at a home on Brookside Drive in 
Eustis, where he was shot. He later died the next morning.
  Master Deputy Sheriff Bradley Link embodied what it means to give. We 
must always remind ourselves that our men and women in blue are 
someone's loved ones. They are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, 
brothers, sisters--people who are willing to give up their time and 
peace to serve and protect.
  Bradley was one of those people, and he left behind his wife, his mom 
and dad, and his brother.
  I recognize the Link family and continue to remember Bradley. May God 
bless the Link family, and may God bless all of our officers in blue.

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