i want tontroce to you someone special, jennifer mcmaken. in 2005, her husband, patrolman thomas mcmaken lost his life in the line-of-duty. jennifer, to you and the families who share your experience, we are forever indebted and we would invite her to share a few thoughts this evening. >> thank speaker. my husband tom was a third-generatitl police officer. since 1947 when his grandfather first was hired, there have been many family members today still on the department. of his uncles are retired chiefs of police and his aunt t fele captain in all of new jersey. his father was an atlantic city fireman. his tour ended in 96 when he was paralyzed in a car accident. his brother and only sibling is a fireman today still in the .from a very young age my husbad need to follow in his family's footsteps. we met whewa joined the police academy a few months later. he had just graduated from rutgers university a few years before five years later in 2005 he was struck by a bus while directing affic away from an earlier accident scene. i never hired the k