sickle engaged james lawson who travel through enemy territory. they returned two days later as anticipated brought the detailed report on a number of confederate troops concentrating below the towns, the locations of their trend men's. and the standards of civilian population. sickle said were to hooker that james lawson to be liberally rewarded. this is the fourth or fifth successful scouting he has done, he should have $100. lawson's bravery and effectiveness became renowned among officers and garnered press attention. the new york times profiled him and sat down to interview him. he made it on the pages of the new york times where the reporter said he was a hero who d more honor than that . called to testify on the conduct, sickles readily confirmed soldiers in southern maryland had relied on information provided by escaping slaves. he said unequivocally the most valuable and reliable information of the enemy's movements in our vicinity that we have been able to get is derived from negros coming to our lines. many of them were persons of remar

lawson fisher jared p. fisher john roger fisher thomas j. fisher lucy a. fishman ryan d. fitzgerald thomas jamesalvatore fiumefreddo darlene e. flagg wilson f. flagg christina donovan flannery eileen flecha >> and my cousin steven j. fear relevantly. your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. >> and my son firefighter lee s. failing engine 235. lee, people have called you a hero and i believe that you were. but what i've come to realize is that you actually gave on that day your greatest gift of kindness and charity. you put all else aside that day, your wife, your daughter, your unborn daughter, your family and friends. you put that all aside to help another. blessed is the man who lays down his life for another. that selfless act of kindness comes from love, and where there is love there is god because god is love. and so, lee, when i put my head down at night, i rest easy knowing that you are surround by god's love and i thank my sweet jesus and his beautiful blessed mother for helping me to walk through ny journey. and until we see

james lauria. b janine mary liberty. anna a. laverty steven lawn robert lawrence nathaniel lawson and my father alberto hernandez.ou and we miss you and we i think of you. may god bless america and may god bless our first responders. >> to my brother brendan lang and my and rosanne lang i stand before you have brother and nephew to tune credible people violently taken from us. they left an incredible -- on a too short a time and they will be eternally remembered. we miss you terribly. god bless those men and women in the military and the police force on all those who fight for freedom centerpiece of mine that's in -- that we so much enjoy. thank you. [applause] eugen gabriel lazar james patrick leahy joseph gerard leavey neil joseph leavy leon lebor alan j. lederman kenneth charles ledee alexis leduc elena f. ledesma david s. lee hyun joon lee juanita lee linda c. lee kathryn blair lee myoung woo lee lorraine mary lee stuart soo-jin lee stephen paul lefkowitz yang der lee edward joseph lehman adriana legro david leistman eric andrew lehrfeld joseph anthony lenihan john robinson lenoir matthew gerard leonard jorge