Badge of Honor

Louie McKinney, the first career deputy to be appointed the acting director of the United States Marshals Service, donated a copy of his memoir: One Marshal's Badge to the Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library at the Banneker-Douglass Museum.

Before serving as a special investigator for the FBI, McKinney served with distinction in the U.S. Marshals Service. He guarded John Hinckley, the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. He, in addition, was a member of the Special Operations Group, a unit who is held in high esteem in the U.S. Marshals Service. Mr. McKinney has also worked with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

As with most men of distinction, Hollywood came calling. As a result, Chase, a television show which presents the work of a U.S. Marshal, employed McKinney as a consultant.

Pictured: Louie McKinney & Lynn Waller inside the Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library at the Banneker-Douglass Museum.