What we learned about Jan 6th in the days, weeks, and months after was how much worse it could have been.
“A lot of people are saying that, you know, we failed because they got in the building and they breached the building,” Ofr Booth said, “We didn't fail. We protected every member of Congress.”
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And Officer Goodman, who never spoke to reporters after the attack, but whose decision-making may have singlehandedly avoided a much different outcome by diverting the rioters away from Senators evacuating the floor:
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USCP Sgt Gonell retired from the force thanks to the injuries he suffered on that day, writing in his resignation letter, “I think it’s in my best interest to take time off away from the daily reminders that keep re-triggering my trauma.”
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Officer Hodges was on the front lines that held rioters from breaching the west front door of the Capitol on January 6th, seen in video broadcast around the world being crushed between the door and rioters violently trying to pass him.
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Capitol Police Captain Carneysha Mendoza was at home when the attack began, and she rushed to Capitol, "It was just a sad moment for me.”
“I hope they'll remember how hard we fought and the bravery of the officers that were here on January 6,” she said.
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Officer Booth dragged injured officers away from the west front.
“They were spraying just cans and cans of what we thought was pepper spray and bear mace and all that, found out later it was Raid ant repellent, it was WD-40…any kind of spray that would harm someone's eyes,” Booth said.
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Lt Brooks, who was a Civil Disturbance Unit Commander, was on the West Front of the Capitol when the building was breached on January 6th. She described being tackled, her helmet stolen, they tried to take her gasmask.
"It was awful," she recounted.
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I've had the honor of talking to many of them since the attack, stories which I hope live on to express the significance of that day.
Those accounts, coupled w/ large format portraits and photography, are in this photobook I've published. Preorder here: frankthorp.com
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On the 5th anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol, it's important to elevate the stories of the over 140 officers who were injured by the rioters, and the countless others who fought to protect the Capitol.
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