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Article: Fallen Georgia 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 Georgia 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 cold-blooded murder took a tragic toll among law
enforcement officers in Georgia, 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 ...