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Montgomery County Police Department Celebrates National Police Week 2012, May 13-19

For Immediate Release: Sunday, May 13, 2012

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15th falls as National Police Week.



National Police Week recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement and pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America's law enforcement community. Principal organizers of National Police Week are:

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•     National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), which sponsors the annual Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.  The Candlelight Vigil will be held at 8:00 p.m. on May 13th.

•     Fraternal Order of Police/Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary (FOP/FOPA), which organize the Peace Officers Memorial Day Service at the U.S. Capitol.  The Peace Officers Memorial Day Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on May 15th.

•     Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), which holds the National Police Survivors' Conference during National Police Week.

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In addition to the National Police week events to be held in Washington, D.C., the Montgomery County Police Department will hold our local memorial service at the newly dedicated Public Safety Memorial in front of the future Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, on Thursday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m.  Visit Montgomery County Police Department's Roll Call of Honor to read about our department's fallen officers.

During National Police Week, residents are encouraged to display blue ribbons on their car antennas.  These blue ribbons are displayed as a reminder of law enforcement personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice and in honor of those men and women who serve their communities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year in and year out.

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Release ID: 12-071
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