U.S. Senator Katie Britt Honors Fallen Officer Lieutenant Mark Meadows During National Police Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) took to the Senate floor to recognize several Alabama police officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty over the past year, including Lieutenant Mark Meadows of the Irondale Police Department. Senator Britt made the following remarks on Lt. Meadows: “Mr. President, I rise today to honor the men and women who risk their lives every day when they leave their home, so that we can return to the safety of ours: these incredible hard-working men and women [of our] law enforcement. This National Police Week, I am reminded of those men and women, but I am also reminded of the ones that never returned home. “There are several Alabamians who made the ultimate sacrifice this year while protecting our communities, and I’d like to take a moment to recognize them. Conservation Enforcement Officer Shawn Nixon, Police Officer Dallas Hinton… Corporal David Hathcock, and Lieutenant Mark Meadows all recently lost their lives while serving their communities valiantly. … “Mr. President, I would like to recognize Lieutenant Mark Meadows. An Army Ranger veteran, Lieutenant Meadows was no stranger to service. After beginning his career as a police officer in Mountain Brook in 1992, Mark found his home in Irondale, Alabama. He became a fixture of that community, serving the Irondale Police Department for over 30 years. Outside of work, he was a helping hand to all who needed it, helping to coordinate traffic security or the security at his home church. He did that for more than a decade. Mark was the real deal and will always be remembered as leaning in and helping those who needed it most. … “Mr. President, I want to encourage everyone across our nation this week to thank a police officer. The stories I just told were those of Alabamians who love their community, their state, and their country. They displayed that every single day. And as we all know, when police officers leave the safety of their home so we can return to ours, we owe them a debt of gratitude. These men that we just honored didn’t have the opportunity to return home. So don’t wait until it’s too late, don’t wait until after their service. “When you see an officer, let them know how much you appreciate it. Let them know how much you appreciate their sacrifice and their service, whether it’s here in this building, which we are so grateful for, whether it’s back home, (or) whether it’s on the street corner. We appreciate the law and order that they bring and making sure that our communities are safe and sound.” You can watch Senator Britt’s remarks honoring Lt. Meadows here and her full remarks here . ###