Peace Officers Memorial Day
Every May 15th Peace Officers Memorial Day honors local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice or been wounded in the line of duty. During Police Week, the observance takes place.
More than 800,000 law enforcement officers serve in the United States today, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Each year, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial adds new names to the wall. According to the average, there are 163 deaths per year. Fallen law enforcement officers work at all levels of government, state, federal, tribal, and military law enforcement. They are family members, husbands, wives, children, parents, sons, and daughters.
The day honors fallen LEO from around the country and extends assistance to their surviving family members and officers.
How to celebrate #peaceofficersmemorialday
Flags of half-staff are flown by many companies, government departments, and private individuals in honor of those officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Attend a memorial near you. These organizations host services throughout the country, including Washington, D.C. Families of fallen and injured law enforcement officers are aided by the support families of fallen and injured law enforcement officers.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., houses the names of over 22,000 law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty. To post on social media, use the hashtag #PeaceOfficersMemorialDay.
Peace officers are remembered on a day in history
Congress asked President John F. Kennedy to designate May 15th as a day to honor peace officers on October 1, 1961. President Kennedy issued the order for Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15th and the week of May 15th to be recognized as National Police Week in 1962. Bill Clinton proposed Public Law 103-322 in 1994 that directed the United States flag to be flown at half-staff on May 15th in honor of the day.
