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HISTORY
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated 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, DC to
participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate
sacrifice.
The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supp
law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a
events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each yea!
The National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, which is sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Ord -
Police, is one in a series of events which includes the Candlelight Vigil, which is sponsored by the National Li
Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and seminars sponsored by Concems of Police Survivors (C
National Police Week draws In between 25,000 to 40,000 attendees. The attendees come from department
throughout the United States as well as from agencies throughout the world. This provides a unique opport
meet others that share a common brotherhood. In that spirit, the Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge #1 sp(
receptions each afternoon and evening during Police Week. These events are open to all law enforcement p
and are an experience unlike any other.
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