Pelosi: Officers who protected Capitol will get Congressional Gold Medal

[demmiblue]

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

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[grumpyduck]

1. Does that include the ones

who were on video letting the rioters into the capitol?

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Yeah, still waiting for the other shoe to drop for those officers who were complicit. Nt

[Turin_C3PO]

4. Of course not but

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]

7. Most instances have since been debunked.

Officers were pulling their lines back when breached, etc.

Their leadership on the other hand...

[SergeStorms]

13. I saw at least one...

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]

2. A well-deserved honor... thank you for saving our democracy!

[Scurrilous]

5. K&R

[Amaryllis]

6. So glad. I've thought since it happened that Sicknick and Eugene Goodman were two of many who

put their lives on the line and deserved the same recognition.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Beats any award you'd get from the Mango Mussolini

[sarge43]

14. Easy to guess which 'legislators' will not show up for the ceremony n/t

[keithbvadu2]

9. The same Capitol Police who Lindsey whined did not protect him enough from Trump's terrorists?

The same Capitol Police who Lindsey whined did not protect him enough from Trump's terrorists?

Surely Lindsey would object.

[SergeStorms]

10. A fitting tribute.

They still have to root out the officers were in league with the insurectionists though.

Way to go, Ms. Speaker.

[Nitram]

11. They totally deserve this recognition from Congress.

[MyMission]

12. I suspect officer Goodman advocated for

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]

15. He's a veteran of the 82nd Airborne.

He would. Leave no one behind.

[mdelaguna]

17. Damn! Awesome.

[JohnnyRingo]

16. Not Sean Hannity for all he did?

He's been jealous for a medal ever since Rush Limbaugh got one. What happened to unity?
hahahaha

[orangecrush]

18. They damn well earned it.

[MustLoveBeagles]

19. Good

They deserve it.