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Article: Fallen Maryland Law Enforcement Officers to be Honored at National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 9, 2005
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News Advisory:
Three Maryland law enforcement officers who died during 2004 will
be honored at a Washington, DC Candlelight Vigil and ceremony
beginning at 8 p.m. EST on May 13. The ceremony will take place at
the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which commemorates
the service and sacrifices of the more than 17,000 officers who have
been killed while protecting public safety since the earliest known
death in 1792.
"Accidents and cold-blooded murder took a tragic toll among law
enforcement officers in Maryland, and we want to assure their
families, friends and fellow officers that their service and
sacrifices will not be forgotten," said Craig W. Floyd, Chairman and
Executive ...