Police Memorial Week ceremony set for Thursday in Ocean Springs
Updated May 11, 2021;
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. The annual tribute to fallen Jackson County law enforcement officers, in conjunction with National Police Memorial Week, will be held Thursday in Ocean Springs.
Each year, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Honor Guard performs a ceremony at one of seven graves across the county, each one a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty.
This year, the ceremony is being held at the gravesite of National Park Service Ranger Robert McGhee, who was killed by an escaped convict on May 26, 1990, at the age of 50. He is interred at Crestlawn Memorial Park on U.S. 90 west in eastern Ocean Springs.
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National Police Memorial Week by honoring those lost in line of duty By FOX19 Digital Staff | May 10, 2021 at 6:52 AM EDT - Updated May 10 at 5:24 PM
CINCINNATI, Ohio (FOX19) - In recognition of law enforcement officers in Cincinnati and throughout the country, the U.S. Congress has designated this National Police Memorial Week.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day.
The many departments and agencies that makeup Hamilton Countyâs Law Enforcement Community held their traditional Police Memorial observance on Monday.
The event will be held at the police station at 10:00 a.m. Author: Zach Leff Updated: 10:54 PM CDT May 13, 2021
ODESSA, Texas The Odessa Police Department are set to hold a memorial service on May 13 at 10:00 a.m.
The service will honor the nine local officers who lost their lives this past year and is part of National Police Memorial Week.
Along with the nine local officers, the service will honor the 85 Texas police officers who lost their lives this past year.
OPD has encouraged all residents to change their porch lights to blue bulbs for the week of May 9-15.
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