May 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 77 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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          MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING OFFICER ROBERT McKEITHEN

  (Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALAZZO. Madam Speaker, I rise today along with my fellow members 
of the Mississippi delegation to express the sorrow and grief within 
our hearts. This week, the city of Biloxi lost one of our law 
enforcement officers at the hands of senseless violence.
  Officer Robert McKeithen's end of watch was on May 5, 2019, when he 
was killed in the line of duty less than an hour after helping a Biloxi 
man out of his wrecked car.
  McKeithen was an Air Force veteran who served our Biloxi Police 
Department for nearly 24 years. He was a family man who leaves behind a 
wife and children.
  During his time as an officer, McKeithen became known for his 
selfless acts to put those in our community first. Particularly, he was 
awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Hurricane 
Katrina, where he went out of his way to save the lives of a family 
trapped in their home while the floodwaters were rising.
  We have come to expect our law enforcement officers to run to the 
dangers we civilians run from. They choose to keep our families and 
neighborhoods safe, never knowing if they will return home to their own 
families when their shift ends.
  Our community now comes together in a time of grief mourning the loss 
of our fallen hero.
  Madam Speaker, at this time, I ask the House to join me in a moment 
of silence to honor the life and service of Officer Robert McKeithen.

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