National Police Week
Visit PoliceWeek.org, the National FOP Memorial Committee's web site.| National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Service 2009 For information about National Police Week, please visit policeweek.org. Join us Friday night, May 15, 2009, as the Washington Nationals take on the Philadelphia Phillies at the new baseball stadium in Washington, DC. To purchase tickets, click here. View flyer. |
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National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Service 2008 The statistics are grim: 191 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2007 and who were honored at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on May 15, 2008. From 42 states and three U.S. territories, 191 names were read aloud at the service while loved ones placed a flower in the memorial wreath provided by the Fraternal Order of Police and blue ribbons flew high. The number of officers killed in the line of duty in 2007 represents the most law enforcement deaths since 2001. Of those who served and died, 68 died from gunfire (a 31% increase over 2006), 83 in traffic fatalities. Among the other causes of death, 13 died of job-related illnesses, five were killed in terrorist attacks, four drowned, three died in aircraft accidents, three fell to their death, one died in a boating accident, and one was struck by a falling object. The youngest officer killed was only 19 years old, while the oldest was 76. Six female officers were killed—the highest number of officers killed in one state was in Texas, where they lost 25 of their officers. Seventeen officers serving with federal and military law enforcement agencies were killed in the line of duty in 2007, compared to five in 2006. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao stood in on behalf of President Bush to offer a keynote address in tribute to those fallen heroes. Although President Bush was unable to attend the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, he sent this personal message. |
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Proclamation Signed by President John F. Kennedy To pay tribute to the law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and to voice our appreciation for all those who currently serve on the front lines of the battle against crime, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962 (75 Stat.676), has authorized and requested the President to designate May 15 of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial Day," and the week in which it falls as "Police Week" and by Public Law 103-322 (36 U.S.C. 175) has requested that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers' Memorial Day. |
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2008 National Peace Officers' Memorial Service now available on DVD Print this order form and mail to: National Fraternal Order of Police |
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