Peace Officers Memorial Day

Local law enforcement and community members gather at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to honor these peace officers. Spokane Mayor David Condon has ordered flags at all city facilities to be lowered to half-staff to coincide with Peace Officers Memorial Day. On May 15, 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared the first Peace Officers Memorial Day to honor peace officers who lost their lives or became disabled in the line of duty.

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Tue., May 15, 2018

During the Bell Salute, honor guard officers take a knee in front of the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Project at the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Ceremony on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, next to the Public Safety Building in Spokane.

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Chief Lee White with the Coeur d' Alene Police Department, speaks about the pain and loss of losing an officer in the line of duty during the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Ceremony, Tues. May 15, 2018, held at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Project.

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Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich lays a wreath during the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Ceremony, Tues. May 15, 2018, held at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Project.

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Deputy Daniel A. McCartney of the Pierce County Sheriff Department, who died in the line of duty Jan. 8, 2018, and K-9 Isko of the Republic Police Department, who passed Dec. 21, 2017, had their names added to the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Project during the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Ceremony, Tues. May 15, 2018, held at the.

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Spokane County Firefighters Pipes and Drums performs during the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Ceremony on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Project.

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Spokane Police Detective Elina Bishop rings a ceremonial bell in honor of the law enforcement officers that have died in the line of duty, during the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Ceremony, Tues. May 15, 2018, outside the Public Safety Building.

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