National Police Week and National Peace Officers Memorial Day

Good afternoon, everyone:

We want to take a moment to inform you that Sunday, May 11th, through Saturday, May 17th, is National Police Week, and Thursday May 15th, is National Peace Officers Memorial Day.

For some background, in 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, D.C. to participate in a number of planned events honoring those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events attracting thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.

The National Peace Officers Memorial Service, sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, is one in a series of events, including the Candlelight Vigil, sponsored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), and seminars sponsored by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).

National Police Week draws in between 25,000 to 40,000 attendees from departments throughout the United States and agencies worldwide.

This week, we honor and never forget the heroes who sacrificed their lives serving and protecting their communities.

For more information, please visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund website at HOME - National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (nleomf.org).