[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12270-12271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           REMEMBERING OFFICER CHESTNUT AND DETECTIVE GIBSON

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, this morning I would like to start by 
remembering the sacrifice of two 18-year veterans of the Capitol 
Police, Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob

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Chestnut. On this date in 1998, Gibson and Chestnut paid the ultimate 
price while standing in defense of the U.S. Capitol. We know these men 
fell defending more than just the structure, though. We know they fell 
defending more than just the Members sent here or even the staffs who 
help each of us better serve constituents and our country. No, these 
men died while protecting everything this building represents--our 
democratic way of life, the freedom granted to each of us by a creator 
we often thank but never see.
  We honor these men for their lives, and we honor them for the final 
act of heroism that ended those lives. That is why a plaque inside the 
Capitol commemorates their sacrifice. That is why the Capitol Police 
headquarters bears both of their names. That, I know, is of little 
solace to the wives, children, and friends left behind, but it is a 
small way of saying ``we remember'' when the scale of the debt owed can 
never truly be repaid in full.
  So today the Senate honors John Gibson and J.J. Chestnut for their 
sacrifice, and the Senate sends its condolences and its gratitude to 
those who loved them most.

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