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Article: Fallen Louisiana 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:
Law enforcement officers from several Louisiana communities 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 shootings took a tragic toll among law enforcement
officers in Louisiana, and we want to assure their families, friends
and fellow officers that their service and sacrifices will not be