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THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND SUMMER 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE

Officers Shine Like Stars atOfficer of the Month Luncheon ..........3

National Police Week Centerfold........ 4, 5

Motivated and Dedicated:Law Enforcement Ambassadors ......6

New Founding Partners Support Museum ...6

Mag Instruments Donates $1 Million

Police Unity Tour Donates $750,000

NYCPBA Pledges More than $500,000

Thank You Police Week Volunteers.........7

Summer Savings at the Visitors Center.......8

National Police Week 2005

. . . These names surrounding us are another reminder of lives that ended, and a taskthat does not end. We must never stop laboring in the work these officers started. In theirhonor, we must continue to shape a future worthy of their great and noble sacrifice. For

the sake of their memory, we can. For the sake of the loved ones they left behind, we will.For the sake of future generations, we must. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

On Friday, May 13th, a thin blue laserpierced the night sky above the NationalLaw Enforcement Officers Memorial.Below the thin blue line, more than20,000 law enforcement officers, survi-vors of the fallen, and citizen supportersheld aloft flickering candles, honoringthose who made the ultimate sacrifice.

There were 415 new names added tothe Memorial this year153 who diedlast year and 262 who died earlier inhistory but were only recently discov-ered by Memorial researchers. Thosenames were read as part of a specialtribute that has been given since 1991to each of the more than 17,000 names

415 Fallen Officers Officially Dedicated on Memorial Walls

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added to the Memorial walls.

The Roll Call of Fallen Officers tookplace during the 17th Annual Candle-light Vigil. U.S. Attorney General

Alberto Gonzales was the Vigils keynotespeaker. His stirring remarks werecomplemented by a moving rendition ofthe National Anthem delivered by Daniel

Rodriguez (NYPD, Ret.). The programcontinued with soulful musical tributesfrom Birmingham, Alabama Police Chief

Annetta W. Nunn and comforting wordsfrom Shirley Gibson, National Presidentof COPS (Concerns of Police Survivors).

Following the Attorney Generals speech,the NLEOMFs Distinguished Service

Award was presented to Motorola formore than 65 years of outstanding corpo-rate commitment to law enforcement. Ac-cepting the award was Motorolas Senior

V.P., Jim Sarallo. Motorola was instrumen-tal in helping to build the National LawEnforcement Officers Memorial.

National Police Week 2005 wasmarked by the announcements of othersignificant contributions to A Matter ofHonor: The Campaign to Build the Na-tional Law Enforcement Museum. MagInstruments, Inc., donated $1 millionto the Museum, and joined Motorola asthe two Corporate Founding Partners.Two other gifts increased the FoundingPartner team even more: the New York

City Patrolmens Benevolent Associationcommitted $500,000 to the Museum(the leading law enforcement associa-tion gift thus far), and Edward J. Polk,our first individual Founding Partner,pledged a gift of $100,000.

A few hours before the Annual Candle-light Vigil, a special guest visited theMemorial: Shaquille ONeal. Shaquilleis a Deputy Sheriff/Special Deputy U.S.Marshal with the Bedford County (VA)

Sheriffs Office, serving on OperationBlue Ridge Thunder as an investiga-tor with the Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force. He wasescorted on his visit by Bedford County

Sheriff Mike Brown, a 40-year law en-forcement veteran who retired from theBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearmsbefore assuming his current position.

Reflecting on his visit to the Memori-al, Shaquille said, I think its importantthat we all remember how dedicatedand committed our law enforcementofficers are. I am humbled to be here, tohonor those who lost their lives in theline of duty, and to honor the families

who have lost their loved ones. This isa beautiful and peaceful place for all to

come, reflect and give thanks to all lawenforcement; a special breed of profes-sionals who convey the strength, cour-age and valor of our nation.

Additional highlights of National PoliceWeek included the arrival on May 12 ofthe Police Unity Tour. More than 1,000people attended this annual event, in-cluding U.S. Senator Jon Corzine (NJ).More than 600 riders participated in thisyears Police Unity Tour. The organizers,including their Founder and President,

Pat Montuore, and Executive DirectorHarry Phillips presented the MemorialFund with a check for $750,000, bring-ing the Police Unity Tours total contri-butions over the past nine years to morethan $2.2 million.

Also on May 12th was the ChairmansDinner, which celebrated the campaignto build a National Law EnforcementMuseum. The keynote speaker was ABCNews personality Sam Donaldson, whohas personal ties to the Memorial and hasbecome an important advocate for theMuseum effort. Sams uncle, Joseph Don-aldson, a deputy sheriff in Pinal County,

Arizona, was shot and killed attempting tomake an arrest on May 14, 1918.

On May 13th, the Memorial Fundhosted a luncheon for our 2004 Officerof the Month award winners. Theseofficers heroic stories are told in theVisitors Center and on the NLEOMF

website, www.nleomf.com.

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Sunday, May 15 was Peace OfficersMemorial Day. Flags at the U.S. Capitoland around the nation were lowered tohalf-staff in honor of the men and women

who have lost their lives in law enforce-

ment service. Since 1982, the NationalPeace Officers Memorial Day service hasbeen hosted by the Fraternal Order of Po-lice and their Auxiliary. President George

W. Bush delivered the keynote address.

Mag Instruments, Inc.,Donates $1 Million toBuild the MuseumsLocker Room

If youve ever wondered how a vice copmight go incognito for an undercoverassignment or what kind of electronicgadgetry is really wired into the ears ofthose U.S. Secret Service agents, youll

want to visit The Locker Room a ma-jor exhibit in the National Law Enforce-ment Museum set to open in 2009.

During Police Week, The LockerRoom exhibit got a significant boostfrom Mag Instruments, Inc., a companythat has supplied hundreds of thousandsof law enforcement officers around thenation with equipment almost as vital asa uniform, badge and a gun. With a $1million contribution, Mag has made it

possible for museum visitors to browsethrough individual lockers assignedto men and women from virtually everybranch of law enforcement.

Everyone has an opinion about polic-ing, but if you really want to know whatits like to speak respectfully to a crowd ofangry protestors or face down a predatoron a city street, you need to walk in theshoes of the people who do the job, saidMag Instrument President and Founder

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Officers Shine like Hollywood Stars at Officer of the Month Luncheon

January 2004Corporal Chris JordanCollier County (FL) Sheriffs Office

February 2004Lieutenant of Detectives Alfonso MoralesCity of Milwaukee (WI) Police Department

March 2004Sheriff Mark Sterk

Spokane County (WA) Sheriffs OfficeApril 2004Sergeant Daniel MisiaszekSan Marcos (TX) Police Department

May 2004Deputy Sheriff Juan Carlos GarciaRiverside County (CA) Sheriffs Department

June 2004Deputy Sheriff Chadwick HoldorfGreen Lake County (WI) Sheriffs Office

July 2004Detective Daniel BaldwinSomerset County (NJ) Homicide Task Force

July 2004Detective Sergeant Timothy BraunSomerset County (NJ) Homicide Task Force

August 2004Officer Larry PrinceRiverton (WY) Police Department

September 2004Officer Scott Barthelmass

Overland (MO) Police Department

October 2004Deputy Susan BaderKewaunee County (WI) Sheriffs Department

November 2004Officer Gabriel KeithleySt. Louis (MO) Metropolitan Police Department

December 2004Agent Rachael MartinesNevada Gaming Control Board

Congratulations, 2004 Officers of the Month!

The NLEOMF celebrated one of itsmost treasured traditions on Friday,May 13: the Ninth Annual Officer of

the Month Awards Luncheon. Held atthe Loews LEnfant Plaza Hotel, thisyears luncheon was themed Reel-to-Real, after one of the galleries of thefuture National Law EnforcementMuseum, scheduled to open its doors tothe public in 2009.

The Reel- to-Realgallery will explorehow the media depicts law enforcement,and how this compares to the actual expe-riences of law enforcement professionals.In keeping with the theme, special Holly-

wood decorations filled the banquet hall,making honorees feel like stars. Keynotespeaker Chief Terrance Gainer of the U.S.Capitol Police reiterated this message ofspecial recognition by lauding the officersfor their valiant achievements. NLEOMFChairman Craig W. Floyd and Officerof the Month Board Committee Chair

Joseph Akers presented the awards.

NLEOMFs Officer of the Monthprogram was instituted in September1996 to celebrate the service and valorof living law enforcement officers. This

past year, 13 officers (one partner team)received the award, each from a differentlaw enforcement agency.

Deeds of honor included saving citizensfrom burning homes, protecting a court-room of witnesses from the hands of aloose gunman, capturing a serial killerthat took the lives of over 40 people,saving an elderly couple from a floodedriver, resuscitating an infant at a crashscene, and volunteering countless hoursfor the betterment of their communities.

To read the profiles of our Officerof the Month winners and learn howto nominate an officer for this award,

visit nleomf.com. We are currently ac-cepting applications for 2005.

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D.C. Mayor Visits Memorial

On May 18th, Washington, D.C.Mayor Anthony Williams visited theMemorial for an exclusive tour withNLEOMF Chairman Craig W. Floydand Memorial (and Museum) architectDavis Buckley. Mayor Williams etched

the names of Sergeants Clifton RifeIII and John Ashley, two WashingtonD.C. Metropolitan Police Departmentofficers who died in the line of dutyin 2004. Unable to visit the Memorialon the day these officers names wereengraved, the Mayor made this specialtrip to pay homage to the local fallenofficers. As he touched the beloved Lionstatues, he reflected on the selflessnessof their acts, These are good men and

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More than 20,000 people attended the 17th AnnualCandlelight Vigil. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales(top right) saluted the fallen officers and candles were litin tribute. During the ceremony, Motorola, Inc. receivedthe NLEOMFs highest honor, the Distinguished Service

Award (below).

From Law Ride(above) to the Officerof the Month luncheon(below, right, ChiefTerrance Gainer,U.S. Capitol Police),National Police Weekwas marked by pag-eantry and poignancy.Thousands of law

enforcement officers,survivors, and friendsof law enforcement

gathered to respect,honor, and rememberour fallen heroes.

Generous donors, including Mag Instruments, Inc., the New York City Patrolmens Benevolent Association, andthe Police Unity Tour are helping to build the National Law Enforcement Museum. Mag Instruments becamethe second corporate Founding Partner, with a gift of $1 million. The NYCPBA a law enforcement Found-ing Partnerpledged $500,000, and the Police Unity Tour (above, right) invested $750,000, raising theirtotal support to more than $2 million. From left (left to right): Tom Richardson, VP International Sales, MagInstruments, Inc, Craig W. Floyd, Chairman, NLEOMF, John Maglica and John Wyatt, Mag Instruments,Inc.; John Wyatt, Tom Richardson, John Maglica, Sam Donaldson, Craig W. Floyd, Veronica Floyd, StenyHoyer, and Elia Manetta; Chairmans Dinner keynote speaker Sam Donaldson; Law Enforcement Ambassadors

gathered to share success stories at Fado Irish Pub; D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams touring the Memorial with

Architect Davis Buckley and Craig W. Floyd.

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In honor of National PoliceWeek, NBA star ShaquilleONeal (left, with the ItalianCaribinieri Honor Guard) madea special trip to the Memorial.(Shaquille is an Investigatorwith the Bedford County, Vir-

ginia, Sheriffs Office, assignedto DOJs Blue Ridge ThunderTask Force. He is also a SpecialDeputy U.S. Marshal assignedto the U.S. Marshals office,Western District of Virginia.)

Group Photow

At left is a photo of the 10th Annual EmeraSociety & Pipeband March and Service. Inupper right corner, a photo from the FOP/FOPWreathlaying on May 15 (left to right): ChuckCanterbury, President of the FOP, Aliza Clark,President of the FOPA, Shirley Gibson, Preside

of COPS, and Craig W. Floyd.

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Motivated and Dedicated: Law EnforcementAmbassadors Exchange Success Stories and Lead the Way!

On Saturday, May 14th, the

NLEOMFs Law EnforcementAmbassadors (LEAs) gathered at FadoIrish Pub in Washington, D.C.

More than 70 attendees shared pro-gramming success stories and inspiringideas. These programs generated morethan $818,010 for the Memorial andthe Museum with donations from thefollowing groups:

Broward County Multi-AgencyHonor Guard: $2,000

Burgert-Van Kuren Memorial

Run Chemung CountyDeputy Sheriff Assoc: $7,000

Howard County Police andFire Hockey Team: $1,000

International Law EnforcementEducators and Trainers

Association: $1,510

Millennium Miles for theMemorial: $4,000

New York State Kelly-PoormanMemorial Tournament: $1,500

Police Unity Tour: $750,000 Rockingham County Law

Enforcement Association: $1,000

San Francisco Police OfficersAssociation: $50,000

As a tribute to law enforcement officerswho made the ultimate sacrifice, BryanMuth, a law enforcement ambassador inPhoenix, Arizona presented ChairmanCraig W. Floyd with an Arizona flagsigned by every agency that lost a lawenforcement officer. While on the road,Mr. Muth made it a priority to familiar-ize everyone he met with A Matter ofHonor: The Campaign to Build theNational Law Enforcement Museum.

The LEA program identifies individu-als in law enforcement who want to helpspread awareness and raise funds for theMuseum. Currently, there are more than100 LEAs helping to ensure the success of

the $80 million campaign.For more information on how to

become a law enforcement ambassador,contact Stacey Sipes at [email protected] call 202-737-3400.

In 2005, the Police Unity Tour included more than 600 riders and support personnel. Shown herearriving at the Memorial on May 12, the Unity Tour presented Chairman Floyd with a check for

$750,000, raising their total support of the Memorial and the Museum to more than $2.2 million.

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FOR SUPPORTING A MATTER OF HONOR: THE CAMPAIGN

TO BUILD THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUMTHANK YOUFOUNDING PARTNERS

New York State Fraternal Order of PoliceInternational Association of Chiefs of PoliceInternational Union of Police AssociationsLas Vegas Police Protective AssociationLos Angeles Police Protective LeagueNational Troopers CoalitionPhoenix Law Enforcement AssociationSan Diego Police Officers Association

LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDING PARTNERS

Police Unity TourNew York City Patrolmens Benevolent AssociationPeace Officers Research Association of CaliforniaDetectives Endowment Association of New York CityNational Sheriffs AssociationAssociated Highway Patrolmen of ArizonaDeputy Sheriffs Association of San Diego CountyFraternal Order of Police - Arizona State LodgeFraternal Order of Police - D.C. Lodge #1New Jersey State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police

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Each year a special group of peopledescend on Washington during NationalPolice Week to donate their invaluabletime to NLEOMF. At their own expense,these dedicated volunteers travel fromas far away as California to ensure thatNational Police Week events and activi-ties are successful and that our visitorsare warmly welcomed. Volunteers playa critical role at events, at the Memorialsite, and at the Visitors Center.

Sixteen volunteers were recognizedfor their service of ten years or more tothe NLEOMF during the Copper AleTapping, a annual volunteer recogni-tion party sponsored by and held atThe District Chophouse. The DistrictChophouse annually donates proceeds ofCopper Ale, a special beer the brewhousemakes and serves in honor of NationalPolice Week. The NLEOMF honored

Workplace Giving:Campaigns Leadto Significant

ContributionsThis year showed an increase in work-

place giving donations to the NLEOMF.We are grateful to those of you whohelped spread the word about this conve-nient giving opportunity. The NLEOMFparticipated in the following workplacegiving campaigns:

New York City CombinedMunicipal Campaign: $3,400

The Maryland Charity Campaign

Results: $3,551

The Combined Federal Campaign:$86,000

Thank you to all those who supportedus! Each gift helps to strengthen the mis-sion of the NLEOMF. This fall, look forinformation on upcoming campaigns onNLEOMF website: www.nleomf.com.

Our CFC number is 1140. To learnmore about workplace giving, callStacey Sipes at 202-737-3400.

H.R. 2107 Approved Unanimouslyby the U.S. House of Representatives

On May 16, 2005, by a unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed

H.R. 2107, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance FundAct of 2005. Introduced by Congressman Jim Saxton (NJ), this legislation transfers$1.4 million from the National Park Service to the National Law Enforcement Of-ficers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) for the maintenance of the National Law Enforce-ment Officers Memorial. H.R. 2107 has the support of the National Park Service andis expected to pass in the Senate in late June.

The funds were generated in the late 1990s by the Congressionally authorized saleof a commemorative National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial coin. However,until now the NLEOMF had been unable to access these funds to make much neededrepairs to the Memorial. While the NLEOMF has been able to finance necessary main-tenance over the last six years, repair and maintenance costs related to the Memorialover the next several years will be substantial, and these funds will now be available forthose needs.

During House consideration of H.R. 2107, Congressman Saxton noted:

In 1984, Congress honored those officers who worked devotedly and selflessly onbehalf of the people of our Nation by authorizing a memorial built in their honor. Overa decade later, Congress again authorized support for our law enforcement communityby issuing a coin sale to help cover the costs of maintaining their memorial. Whichbrings us to today, more than 20 years later; we must continue to ensure these sacrificesmade are memorialized in perpetuity.

Special thanks to Congressman Jim Saxton for introducing H.R. 2107 and guiding itthrough the House, and to Congressmen Jimmy Duncan (TN), Peter King (NY), Frank

Wolf (VA) and Charles Bass (NH) for cosponsoring this important legislation.

Tod Arechiga, Steve Butterbrodt, MaryCocke, Marie & Alan Conroy, Kathy &

John Harasek, Barbara Heckman, ChrisJackson, Glenn A. Kline, Douglas A.Mills, Ken Roden, Sue & John Sullivanand Mary & Allen Van Haute.

The NLEOMF Board of Directorsand staff thank the more than 100 dedi-

cated individuals who volunteered theirtime and energy during National Police

Week 2005. Their efforts help us ensurethat the men and women we honor arenever forgotten.

To learn about volunteer opportunitiesat the NLEOMF, call 202-737-3400.

Thank You To Our Police Week Volunteers!

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MemberOrganizations

Board of DirectorsConcerns of Police Survivors

Federal Law EnforcementOfficers Association

Fraternal Order of Police

Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary

International Associationof Chiefs of Police

International Brotherhoodof Police Officers

International Union

of Police Associations/ AFL-CIONational Association

of Police Organizations

National Black Police Association

National Organizationof Black Law Enforcement Executives

National Sheriffs Association

National Troopers Coalition

Police Executive Research Forum

Police Foundation

United Federation of Police

National Law EnforcementOfficers Memorial Fund

400 7th Street, NW, Suite 300Washington, DC 20004

202-737-3400 [email protected]

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Summer Savings at the Visitors CenterStop by our Visitors Center this summer and take ad-

vantage of the special introductory price of the NLEOMFChallenge Coin. For a limited time, you can purchase thiscommemorative coin for only $8.0020% off the regularprice. Proceeds from sales will support many programs ofthe NLEOMF including maintaining the Memorial andbuilding the National Law Enforcement Museum.

The Visitors Center is located at 605 E Street, NW. Hours of operation are Mondayto Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Cantmake it in person? No problem; the online gift shop is just a click away at www.nleomf.com. To redeem your savings at the Visitors Center, be sure to mention this ad.

Looking Ahead: Support a CommemorativeStamp in Honor of Fallen Heroes!The NLEOMF is now collecting petition signatures in support of House Concur-

rent Resolution 85, which expresses The sense of the Congress that a postage stampshould be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty andthat the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the PostmasterGeneral that such a stamp be issued. We currently have 22,037 signatures in supportof this resolution. Thanks to U.S. Representative Bob Filner (CA) for authoring thisimportant resolution, and to the Resolutions 50 co-sponsors.

Add your name to the growing list of supporters! Visit www.nleomf.com.

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