Today, May 15, is Peace Officers Memorial Day. The law creating this observance was signed by President Kennedy in 1962. Since a1994 amendment to the law, flags are supposed to be lowered to half-staff to remember our brave officers who died in the line of duty. Here in Colorado, you can visit the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial in Golden. You can also read about the lives of fallen officers on the following pages:
- Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial Book Online – from the Colorado State Patrol
- Colorado State Patrol – In Memoriam
- Denver Police Department – Fallen Officer Memorial
- Colorado Springs Police Dept. – In Honor of Our Fallen
- Montrose Police Memorial
- Pikes Peak Region Peace Officers’ Memorial – In Memory
- Weld County Fallen Officers’ Memorial
- Boulder Police Memorial
- Colorado Dept. of Corrections – Fallen Officer Memorial
- Nationwide – Officer Down Memorial Page
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