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On the recordMay 14, 2013
We can never repay our debt to these officers and their families, but we must do what we can, with all that we have, to live our lives in a way that pays tribute to their memory.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service

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