These pictures are from the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC, taken this week, which is Police Week. Thousands of Law Enforcement Officers from all over the country flock to the memorial this week every year to memorialize their fallen comrades. The other day, I posted several pictures from the BOP memorial service. Today, I wanted to capture some images related to the other fallen Law Enforcement Officers.
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| The entire area is full of mementos, collages, memorials, patches, medals and numerous other reminders of the fallen. |
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| I picture this officers squad gathering here to share a beer with him each year. |
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| This is a very common sight, taking rubbings of the officers names from the wall. I have one with Scott's name. |
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Charles A. Browne from the Reno Police Department. Killed November 10, 1907.  |
Charles Browne was shot and killed making an arrest but was able to shoot, and kill, his assailant.
Patrolman Browne left behind a wife and six children.
These next three pictures are among the hardest to see at the wall.
I don't care who you are, standing there and reading these is tough.
Unfortunately, there are many more just like them...
When I was a boy about 8, in a small Iowa town (pop 950)the Night Marshal (we only had one, and he only patrolled at night for several hours) was shot to death. He was shot five times, two directly in his badge, at close range. His name is on that wall. I took a rubbing of his name last year and sent it to the small town historical museum kept in the basement of the local library.
ReplyDeleteHopefully they got whoever did that to him.....
ReplyDeleteThey did find the shooter. The Night Marshal was 23 years old.
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