from sea to shining sea
>> ladies and gentlemen, the
honorable nancy pelosi, speaker
of the united states house of
representatives.
speaker pelosi: it is my
official and sad honor to
welcome officer brian sicknick
and many who loved, respected,
and were protected by him to the
united states capitol rotunda
for recognition of his life.
to brian's parents, gladys and
charles, his partner sandra, his
brother, ken and craig, and the
entire sicknick family and the
capitol police force, thank you
for giving congress this
privilege of honoring brian with
this ceremony.
we have heard from you, from
brian's brothers, ken and craig,
that he was the kindest of all,
the fittest of all.
just a very special person.
again, we heard from his entire
and we know how patriotic he
was.
we gather today united in grief,
gratitude and solemn
appreciation for the sacrifice.
we respect his service as the
member of the capitol police
force but as a patriot to his
country in other arenas.
in 1997, he joined the...