National Police Week Memorial Ceremony 2005

What:
National Police Week Memorial Ceremony

When:
Thursday
May 19, 2005
10:00 a.m.

Where:
Los Angeles Police Department
Parker Center Memorial Monument
150 North Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles

Who:
Mayor James Hahn
Elected Officials
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton
LAPD Command Staff
Department Employees and
Families of Fallen Officers

Why:
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) will commemorate National Police Week with a memorial ceremony. Officers from all ranks will present arms to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Officers killed in the line of duty and their families will be memorialized during the ceremony.

Formal ceremonies will include an invocation by police chaplain Rabbi Chaim Koldny, the “Walk of Heroes” procession, twenty-one gun salutes and a helicopter fly-over in the missing man formation.

The media and public are welcomed to join in recognizing those who strive to protect and serve our communities.