Pelosi: Officers who protected Capitol will get Congressional Gold Medal
Source: The Hill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that Democrats will soon grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the officers on duty guarding the Capitol when it was attacked on Jan. 6.
In a Dear Colleague letter, Pelosi praised those officers members of the Capitol Police, the D.C. Metro Police and others as heroes deserving Congress's highest civilian honor.
"That day, those men and women risked and gave their lives to save ours, becoming martyrs for our democracy," she wrote.
"The outstanding heroism and patriotism of our heroes and demand our deepest appreciation. ... We must never forget the sacrifice of Officer Brian Sicknick, Officer Howard Liebengood, MDP Officer Jeffrey Smith and the more than 50 USCP who sustained serious injuries, or the courage of the heroes such as Officer Eugene Goodman."
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/538421-pelosi-officers-who-protected-capitol-will-get-congressional-gold-medal
grumpyduck
(6,240 posts)who were on video letting the rioters into the capitol?
Fiendish Thingy
(15,623 posts)Turin_C3PO
(14,004 posts)as more info comes out it really appears that the vast majority of officers did everything they could given the situation they were in.
uncle ray
(3,156 posts)Officers were pulling their lines back when breached, etc.
Their leadership on the other hand...
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)waving the insurectionists up the steps to the Capitol. Someone needs to have a long talk with that guy. The overwhelming majority gave up life and limb to protect the Capitol and those within, though.
Talitha
(6,593 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)put their lives on the line and deserved the same recognition.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,023 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,823 posts)The same Capitol Police who Lindsey whined did not protect him enough from Trump's terrorists?
Surely Lindsey would object.
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)They still have to root out the officers were in league with the insurectionists though.
Way to go, Ms. Speaker.
Nitram
(22,813 posts)MyMission
(1,850 posts)His fellow officers. He is a humble man, gave no interviews, but probably told our leadership that he did his duty just like all the officers there! He's been singled out, he earned his promotion, but they all fought to protect our lawmakers.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)He would. Leave no one behind.
mdelaguna
(471 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)He's been jealous for a medal ever since Rush Limbaugh got one. What happened to unity?
hahahaha
orangecrush
(19,571 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,611 posts)They deserve it.