commander daniel lazard, chief of investigations. this is a time when we stop and offer special members of the police department. these are members who have distinguished themselves through their bravery and dangerous situations. it is important to note one of the criteria for the medal of honor this one failed to -- failure to take such action would lead to center. these are actions above and beyond call of duty. at this time, i would like to invite the chief of police, cheif gascon, to come up here and speak. >> thank you, everyone, for being here. this is a special moment in policing movie get to celebrate the incredible acts of bravery by the men and women in our department. before i say a few words about these incredible men and women sitting in the front, i want to thank their families. your support, day in and day out, or caring, companionship, your ability to talk to your loved ones as they are going through difficult times -- i was going to say men and women, but today we have just men. able to get through the incredible thi

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next, a comment from lazard in michigan. good morning. caller: they say, they talk about the government. i wish the government would take cut pay for a yearly pay like everybody else. for example, the people who get in and have to leave life, it is amazing how the government growing up is double and triple paid. that is my concern with that. the second when i want to tell you about the rioting in egypt, yemen, and whatever the other places that it is going on -- finally, the young generation sees what is going on. how is the life better everywhere like united states, the best country on earth. now they are waking up and looking at it, how they can have a better life. thank you very much. host: if you go to the front page of c-span.org, and today is the 25th anniversary of the challenger explosion in which seven astronauts, including the teacher in space, christa mcauliffe, lost their lives. there will be a memorial service today, and c-span will cover that. roanoke, virginia, maryann is up next. what is on europe wiyour mind t? sika thank

next, a comment from lazard in michigan. good morning.say, they talk about the government. i wish the government would take cut pay for a yearly pay like everybody else. for example, the people o get in and have to leave life, it is amazing how the government growing up is double and triple paid. that is my concern with that. the second when i want to tell you about the rioting in egypt, yemen, and whatever the other places that it is going on -- finally, the young generation sees what is going on. how is the life better everywhere like united states, the best country on earth. now they are waking up and looking at it, how they can have a better life. thank you very much. host: if you go to the front page of c-span.org, and today is the 25th anniversary of the challenger explosion in which seven astronauts, including the teacher in space, christa mcauliffe, lost their lives. there will be a memorial service today, and c-span will cover that. roanoke, virginia, maryann is up next. what is on europe wiyour mind t? sika thank you for taking