In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. The Mount Pleasant Police Department remembers Officer Vaughn Kee who was killed in the line of duty on December 13, 1985.
https://nleomf.org/programs-events/national-police-week
National Police Week is a
collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America’s law
enforcement community. The
principal organizers of National Police Week include:
- National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF),
which produces the annual Candlelight Vigil.
Phone: 202.737.3400 | vigil@nleomf.org
- Fraternal Order of
Police/Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary (FOP/FOPA), which organize the Peace Officers
Memorial Day Service at the U.S. Capitol.
www.policeweek.org
- Concerns of Police
Survivors (C.O.P.S.), which holds the
National Police Survivors’ Conference.
Phone: (573) 346-4911 | cops@nationalcops.org
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