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It is not how these officers died that makes them heros, its how they lived.
~Inscription beneath one of the four guardian lions at the National Law Enforcement Memorial
in Washington, DC
"THE MONUMENT"
I never dreamed it would be me.
My name for all eternity,
Recorded here at this hallowed place.
Alas, my name, no more my face.
"In the line of duty" I hear them say.
My Family now the price to pay.
My folded flag stained with their tears.
We only had those few short years.
The Badge no longer on my chest.
I sleep now in eternal rest.
My sword I pass to those behind.
And pray they keep this thought in mind.
I never dreamed it would be me.
And with a heavy heart and bended knee,
I ask for all here from the past...
Dear God, let my name be the last.
~Sgt. George Hahn , L.A.P.D.
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| National Police Week 2005 Official Dates - May 15 - 21
May 15 has been National Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week containing May 15 has been National Police Week, since President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 on October 1, 1962.
But it was not until May 15, 1982 , that the first National Peace Officers' Memorial Day Service was held. Washington, DC, activities during National Police Week now include the annual Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and COPS' National Police Survivors' Seminars as well as the National Peace Officers' Memorial Day Service.
Public Law 87-726 , signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, was amended by the 103rd Congress as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. President Bill Clinton signed Public Law 103-322 which directs that the flag of the United States on all Government buildings be displayed at half-staff on May 15, National Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
This information was obtained from www.nationalcops.org - concerns of police survivors, inc.
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