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N.D. Officer's Memorial Draws Almost 2,000

Hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets of Bismarck and Mandan today to pay their respects and join the funeral procession for the first North Dakota law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty in 15 years.

July 13, 2011

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Police Week: Names on a Wall

It's not the names on the walls that leave most visitors dabbing at their eyes. It's the stuff left behind by other visitors.

June 5, 2011

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Elbeco Supporting Officers' Cross-Country Bike Trek to Raise Funds for National LEO Memorial

Elbeco has signed on as a major sponsor of The Race Across America and issued a challenge grant to uniform distributors throughout the U.S. in support of the cause.

May 31, 2011

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Calif. Motor Officer Killed Escorting Officer's Funeral

Hawthorne PD's Officer Andrew Garton, 44, was killed during the 12:34 p.m. accident, and El Segundo Police Sgt. Rex Fowler was injured when the officers collided on Hawthorne Boulevard near 227th Street in Torrance.

May 25, 2011

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Hawaii Breaks Ground on LE Memorial

A "long overdue" memorial honoring Hawaii's fallen law enforcement officers has broken ground at the Honolulu Hale Civic Grounds where 61 officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice will be honored.

May 18, 2011

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Police Week 2011: Candlelight Vigil

The 2011 candlelight vigil during National Police Week in Washington, D.C., drew up to 20,000 officers, police survivors, dignitaries, and other law enforcement supporters to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial for the reading of 316 names added to the wall this year. The vigil is organized by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).

May 15, 2011

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Police Week 2011: What They Left Behind

To honor their sacrifice, the names of 316 law enforcement officers were engraved onto the marble walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The men and women who served their communities as officers, deputies, troopers and agents were honored during National Police Week, and well-wishers came to pay homage to their memories by leaving notes, photos, duty gear and other personal items. View the tributes.

May 13, 2011

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Texas Agency Plans Female Officer Memorial Statue

The Beaumont (Texas) Police Department has begun fund-raising efforts to add a female officer memorial statue outside its headquarters next to a male officer statue.

May 11, 2011

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Thousands to Gather for National Police Week 2011

Every May, thousands gather in the nation's capital to commemorate Peace Officers Memorial Day and honor law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty. POLICE Magazine will be there to report on the events.

May 11, 2011

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FBI Honors Agents Involved In Bloody Miami Shootout

During a ceremony today, FBI Director Robert Mueller called April 11, 1986, "a day of unthinkable violence, darkness, and loss. Yet it was also a day of courage, selflessness, and sacrifice. [It was] a day that reflected the best of the bureau, even as it exemplified the worst of what we confront."

April 10, 2011

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NLEOMF Will Add 317 Officers To Memorial In May

Of the 317 officers, 153 were killed in the line of duty in 2010. An additional 164 officers, who fell in previous years, have been discovered and vetted by the memorial fund's research department.

March 31, 2011

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Video: Wisconsin Officer Laid to Rest, Fellow Officer Returns Home

The Fond du Lac (Wis.) Police Department and other well-wishers laid to rest Officer Craig Birkholz in Kenosa on Saturday, a week after the officer was fatally shot by a barricaded subject.

March 27, 2011