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National Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week

May 5, 2012

President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation in 1962 designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. It began as only a day of remembrance of those which had... full story

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President Barack Obama on Wednesday will deliver remarks at a memorial for police officers killed in the line of duty in 2012. The National Peace Officers Memorial Service held annually on Capitol Hill is part of National Police Week in Washington, D.C., which began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park to honor fallen [...]

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CONCORD, N.H. - Flags on public buildings in New Hampshire and Maine are being lowered to half-staff in honor of national Peace Officers Memorial Day. May 15 was first designated as National Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to recognize law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Gov. Maggie Hassan also has ordered...

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