Letter to Secretary Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army; General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and General Charles Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force - Slotkin Urges Defense Department Leaders to Give Veteran Capitol Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty the Privilege of Arlington Burial

Letter

Dear Secretary McCarthy, General Milley, and General Brown:

Following up on my calls earlier today, I am writing to ask that Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the United States Capitol Police, who died on Thursday night after protecting our U.S. Capitol and the democratic process taking place therein, be given special recognition and honors by the Department of Defense for his service, including the privilege of burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

Staff Sergeant Sicknick was a six-year veteran of the New Jersey Air National Guard and deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Southern Watch and Kyrgyzstan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, before being honorably discharged in 2003. This week, Officer Sicknick gave his life in service to the same oath he took as an Airman: to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. He paid the ultimate price in fulfilling his oath.

I urge you to take the necessary steps to give Officer Sicknick and his family the honor they deserve.

Sincerely,

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