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Article: Fallen Arizona Law Enforcement Officers from St. Johns, Phoenix and Casa Grande to be Honored in Washington, DC
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 9, 2005
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News Advisory:
Five Arizona law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty
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.
"Unexpected tragedies and cold-blooded murder took a terrible toll
among law enforcement officers in Arizona, and we want to assure
their families, friends and fellow officers that their sacrifices