Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay: "Their heroism will never be forgotten"
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Visitors to the U.S. Capitol will now have a visible marker of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021 and a reminder of the officers who fought and were injured that day. In:
Visitors to the U.S. Capitol will now have a visible marker of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021 and a reminder of the officers who fought and were injured that day.
Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected. The plaque was placed on the Senate side of the hallway because that chamber voted unanimously in January to install it after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had delayed putting it up.
"On behalf of a grateful Congress, this plaque honors the extraordinary individuals who bravely protected and defended this symbol of democracy on January 6, 2021," the plaque says. "Their heroism will never be forgotten."
The Washington Post first reported the installation of the plaque, which was witnessed by a reporter about 4 a.m. EST Saturday. The reporter posted that she "saw two employees working a nightshift," bolting it to the wall.
It is the first official marker of the violent day in the Capitol. More than 150 officers were injured. Five police officers who served at the Capitol died in the days and weeks afterward.
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