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National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Service 2007

"We owe a lasting debt to those who sacrificed their lives while serving and protecting our fellow citizens. These fallen officers live on in our national memory as Americans whose courage and commitment have shown the true meaning of heroism. We offer our respect and prayers to their loved ones."

On Tuesday, May 15, 2007, the Fraternal Order of Police and its Auxiliary gathered on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol to honor the one hundred and forty-seven (147) law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2006. The National Peace Officers' Memorial Service is the capstone event of National Police Week.

FOP National President Chuck Canterbury hosted the event, which featured a keynote address by President George W. Bush. Lee Greenwood performed a musical tribute in honor of the fallen officers and their surviving family members, colleagues and friends who were in attendance.

During National Police Week, thousands of law enforcement officers gathered at memorial services across the country to honor their fallen colleagues. More than 25,000 officers, as well as the surviving family members and friends of slain officers, traveled to the nation's capital to attend the 26th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, which is the nation's largest and most prominent memorial service held on behalf of fallen law enforcement officers.


26th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service now available on DVD

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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.