Police officers to receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6

I glad that they are going to be recognized for their valor!

LTC Eugene Chu
..."Kathleen Dobe, the mother of a Capitol Police officer who responded to the riot and who is being recognized at the ceremony, remembered Jan. 6 as "the worst day" of her son's life in addition to her own. Dobe's son, who has served on the Capitol Police force for five years, still works for the agency but rarely speaks about Jan. 6, she said, noting that he likely carries trauma from the experience.

Dobe is attending the congressional ceremony on Tuesday, where, she said, she will be beaming with pride.

"You know, he's very ... he's very humble," she said of her son. "He doesn't like to be called a hero. But he's my hero."

The Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, and former President Donald Trump's role in the riot, have been the focus of an ongoing investigation by a House select committee that likely conducted its final interview at the end of November. At least 700 people were charged with federal crimes in connection with the attack."...