Officer and K-9 partner at last year's Police K-9 Memorial Service. (Photo: National Police Dog Foundation)
The National Police Dog Foundation, Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge #1, and United for Blue are co-hosting a memorial service for fallen K-9s during Police Week. The Second Annual Police K-9 Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday May 11 at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC.
The memorial service includes a wreath-laying ceremony.
The National Police Dog Foundation will be hosting a reception following the ceremony at the DC FOP Lodge #1, 711 4th Street. NW, Washington DC, 20001.
The National Police Dog Foundation has also established the K-9 Memorial Fund. The fund assists law enforcement agencies in purchasing and training replacement K-9s for those who have fallen in the line of duty. To donate, go to www.nationalpolicedogfoundation.org/donate/k-9-memorial-fund.
For more information about the Police K-9 Memorial Service, go to https://nationalpolicedogfoundation.org/2019/04/join-us-2nd-k9-memorial-service.
