First Annual K-9 Memorial Service Held in DC

May 17, 2018

First Annual K-9 Memorial Service Held in DC

As part of Police Week this year, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund held the 1st Annual Police K-9 Memorial Service in Washington DC. (Photo: NLEOMF/Flickr)

As part of Police Week this year, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund held the 1st Annual Police K-9 Memorial Service at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC Friday. The ceremony included laying down 24 roses for the 24 K-9s killed in the line of duty in 2017. The memorial service was attended by police chiefs and K-9 handlers, FBI agents, and dignitaries from around the nation.

The ceremony was co-hosted by the National Police Dog Foundation , Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge #1, LA Rescued, and United for Blue.

For more photos of the event, visit the NLEOMF flickr page https://flic.kr/s/aHsmbBF9rm .

Topics:K-9 NLEOMF Officer Memorials National Police Week National Police Dog Foundation K-9 Duty Deaths DC agencies National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Patrol Special Units