[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8438-8439]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL CEREMONY

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, earlier today I attended the annual New 
Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony. This year's 
ceremony was particularly somber as we added a new name, Officer 
Stephen Arkell, to New Hampshire's Roll of Honor.
  Officer Arkell was a police officer in the rural community of 
Brentwood. He was a husband, a proud father, and he loved his town and 
its people. He was also an accomplished carpenter, a respected youth 
sports coach, and an avid outdoorsman.
  Just a week ago, Officer Arkell responded to a domestic disturbance 
in a senior housing complex. He walked into a situation that all men 
and women and their families who serve in our police departments know 
is possible. He was shot and killed trying to save a citizen.
  Officer Arkell is survived by his wife and his two daughters. My 
thoughts and prayers are with them as they face life without their 
hero, without our hero.

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  We all owe Officer Arkell a tremendous debt of gratitude for the 
courage and sacrifice he showed. He is a true hero, along with Fremont 
Officer Derek Franek, who risked death himself trying to save him.
  I am grateful for the heroism and the bravery of all the law 
enforcement personnel that responded that day, particularly the other 
officers from the Brentwood Police Department, the State police SWAT 
team, and the firefighters who had to put out the fires that the 
suspect started. I will never forget any of them, and we all are 
grateful for their service.

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