A bipartisan resolution proposes awarding the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest awards a civilian can receive in the United States. to Capital Police Officer Eugene Goodman.
In alarming video of the Jan 6 t.rump Terror Attack on the Capital Officer Goodman, who is Black, is seen risking his life, actively engaging white terrorists to follow him. Drawing them away from the open doors of the Senate Chamber that had yet to be evacuated and toward other officers.
Kirk Burkhalter, a former NYPD detective, examined the confrontation between Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman and rioters at the U.S. Capitol. He said Goodman appears in the video to be doing three tactical things simultaneously: leading rioters away from the Senate chambers, coordinating for backup on the second-floor landing, and exercising extreme restraint to prevent injury or loss of life.
Goodman, 40, is a Native of DC. A vet who served in the Army from 2002 to 2006, deploying with the 101st Airborne Division to Iraq for a year. His awards include a combat infantryman badge, indicating he was in ground combat.