{"id":124598,"date":"2021-02-11T13:20:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124598"},"modified":"2021-02-11T14:49:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:49:23","slug":"pelosi-us-capitol-police-martyrs-will-get-congressional-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-us-capitol-police-martyrs-will-get-congressional-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi: US Capitol Police \u2018Martyrs\u2019 Will Get Congressional Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-us-capitol-police-martyrs-will-get-congressional-gold-medal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Capitol Police officers who protected the building during the events of Jan. 6 will get the Congressional Gold Medal, House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-nancy-pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-Calif.) announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>One officer, Brian Sicknick, died from injuries sustained during the attack on the Capitol. Capitol officer Howard Liebengood and Metropolitan officer Jeffrey Smith committed suicide soon after the breach. Eugene Goodman, another officer, was shown during the impeachment trial to have successfully guided Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) back to the Senate chamber on the fateful day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been such a sad time for us, but as we see what is being presented, we also see the extraordinary valor of the Capitol Police who risked and gave their lives to save our Capitol, our democracy, our lives. They are martyrs for our democracy. Martyrs for our democracy, those who lost their lives,\u201d Pelosi told reporters in Washington during a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why I am putting forth a resolution, introducing legislation to pay tribute to the Capitol Police and other law enforcement personnel who protected the Capitol by giving them a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor that Congress can bestow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Legislators previously proposed awarding Goodman the Congressional Medal \u201cfor his\u00a0bravery and quick thinking during\u201d the Capitol breach.<\/p>\n<p>After encountering Romney, Goodman ran into rioters and moved them away from where lawmakers were sheltering in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he was the only thing standing between Members of Congress and the violent mob, he quickly and selflessly redirected their fury upon himself so those Members could escape. Thanks to his valor, we are here today. From the bottom of my heart, I cannot thank him enough for his bravery and for his dedication to the call of duty,\u201d Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said last month.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi promised Thursday that members of Congress wouldn\u2019t forget what officers did on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe service of the Capital Police force that day brings honor to our democracy and their accepting this reward brings luster to this medal. We must all remember their sacrifice and stay vigilant against what I\u2019ve said before about what Abraham Lincoln said, \u2018the silent artillery of time.\u2019 We will never forget,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sicknick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick-lies-in-honor-in-rotunda_3682829.html\">lay in honor<\/a> in the Capitol Rotunda last week and was celebrated by lawmakers for his service.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi highlighted Sicknick and Goodman but said the medal would also honor other demonstrations of courage from officers on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3683017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sicknick-2-1200x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"Capitol Breach Officer Killed\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An honor guard carries an urn with the cremated remains of U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick and a folded American flag up the steps of the U.S Capitol to lie in honor in the Rotunda, in Washington, on Feb. 2, 2021. (Alex Brandon\/ Pool\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3646500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/takes-positions-1200x818-1.jpg\" alt=\"police officers\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Capitol police officers take positions as a subgroup of protestors enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch\/Pool via Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>According to the Capitol Police officers union, about 140 law enforcement officers were injured that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have officers who were not issued helmets prior to the attack who have sustained head injuries,\u201d Gus Papathanasiou, union chairman, said in a statement last month. \u201cOne officer has two cracked ribs and two smashed spinal discs and another was stabbed with a metal fence stake, to name some of the injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany more sustained injuries from the assault\u2014scratches, bruises, eyes burning from bear mace\u2014that they did not even bother to report,\u201d D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee told lawmakers during a recent hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Papathanasiou described officers as \u201cangry\u201d that the force wasn\u2019t better prepared for what happened.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the agency resigned in mid-January and was replaced by Yogananda Pittman, who has said the force made mistakes in the days leading up to the breach.<\/p>\n<p>Pittman and other leaders face a vote of no confidence this week, the agency acknowledged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscp.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/statement-us-capitol-police\">a statement<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough the vote does not compel any specific action, it does speak to the sentiment and concerns of some of our officers that our senior commanders are working to address,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Papathanasiou said in a statement that the union felt there was no other choice, adding: \u201cThe leadership has failed us, and we have paid a terrible price.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Capitol Police officers who protected the building during the events of Jan. 6 will get the Congressional Gold Medal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday. 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