Fallen Officers Honored May 15 During Peace Officers Memorial Day
Jim Kouri, CPP
May 01, 2006
The National Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Federation of Police and other police organizations are reminding police and other government agencies, businesses, and private citizens that all US flags are to be flown at half-staff on Monday, May 15, "Peace Officers Memorial Day."
In 1994, the U.S. Congress and President Clinton approved Public Law 103- 322 authorizing the US flag to be lowered to half-staff on May 15 to honor the thousands of American law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The law was spearheaded by US Rep. John Porter (R-IL) at the request of law enforcement officers, commanders, and police organizations from across the country.
The only other regularly scheduled time for flags to be lowered to half- staff occurs on Memorial Day, when we remember those killed in our armed services.
Every 53 hours a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty. Since the first recorded law enforcement officer death in 1792, more than 17,500 law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Lowering the flags on Peace Officers Memorial Day is an appropriate way to show our respect for those officers who made the ultimate sacrifice and to remember the family, friends, and colleagues left behind.
The names of the 155 law enforcement officers killed in 2006, as well as others killed in prior years, will be honored at a memorial ceremony on May 15, 2006 at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum in Titusville, Florida.
The event is sponsored by the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police, a nonprofit, educational association with members representing federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as well as homeland security directors and corporate security managers.
The NACOP maintains the Police Officers Memorial in Florida and is one of the lead organizers of National Police Week each May. It also honors the Police Officer of the Year at a special banquet following the memorial services.
NACOP's work for survivors of fallen officers includes financial assistance, a college scholarship program for the children of officers killed in the line of duty, an annual Christmas toy drive, and other activities.
In 1994, the U.S. Congress and President Clinton approved Public Law 103- 322 authorizing the US flag to be lowered to half-staff on May 15 to honor the thousands of American law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The law was spearheaded by US Rep. John Porter (R-IL) at the request of law enforcement officers, commanders, and police organizations from across the country.
The only other regularly scheduled time for flags to be lowered to half- staff occurs on Memorial Day, when we remember those killed in our armed services.
Every 53 hours a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty. Since the first recorded law enforcement officer death in 1792, more than 17,500 law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Lowering the flags on Peace Officers Memorial Day is an appropriate way to show our respect for those officers who made the ultimate sacrifice and to remember the family, friends, and colleagues left behind.
The names of the 155 law enforcement officers killed in 2006, as well as others killed in prior years, will be honored at a memorial ceremony on May 15, 2006 at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum in Titusville, Florida.
The event is sponsored by the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police, a nonprofit, educational association with members representing federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as well as homeland security directors and corporate security managers.
The NACOP maintains the Police Officers Memorial in Florida and is one of the lead organizers of National Police Week each May. It also honors the Police Officer of the Year at a special banquet following the memorial services.
NACOP's work for survivors of fallen officers includes financial assistance, a college scholarship program for the children of officers killed in the line of duty, an annual Christmas toy drive, and other activities.
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