[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8742]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  317TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION ANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL AND 
                           CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2010

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, for the past 48 years, members of this 
great government have taken pause to honor law enforcement officers who 
died in the line of duty. Remembering the sacrifice of their fallen 
brethren, the men and women of the 317th Military Police Battalion 
gathered to hold their annual Law Enforcement Memorial and Candlelight 
Vigil.
  I am proud to join with them as they pay tribute to the last great 
offering of freedom given by thirty-eight United States Army soldiers, 
eight United States Air Force airmen, eight United States Navy sailors, 
five United States Marine Corp Marines, and four civilian police 
professionals. As the roll was called and Taps played, the 317th 
memorialized those who fulfilled their mission in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom.
  Bannering this event the words from Tacitus: ``In valor, there is 
hope.'' I ask my colleagues to join with me in thanking those who 
protect the liberties of this great Nation. May these words from 
ancient Rome remind us all of our duty to service, and may they offer 
us a light of gratitude for those whose service does not lead them 
home.

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