32nd Annual Peace Officers Memorial Program

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.

We host our Peace Officers Memorial Service the week before National Police Week so as to not interfere with any other events.

At our Peace Officers Memorial Service we will pay tribute to:

-Those killed in the line of duty

-Those who died while serving

-Those who served during their careers in law enforcement who are also interred here at St. Charles Memorial Gardens