National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was established by the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund under an act of the United States Congress sponsored by U.S. Representative Mario Biaggi and U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell and signed by President Ronald Reagan on October 18, 1984, and it was dedicated on October 15, 1991. It is dedicated to all law enforcement officers in the United States of America, and the walls bear the names of men and women who died in the line of duty. Additional inscriptions include Vivian Eney Cross's words, “It is not how these officers died that made them heroes; it is how they lived,” Proverbs 28:1, Tacitus's “In valor there is hope,” and President George H.W. Bush's statement that the walls tell a story of America’s continuing quest to preserve democracy and decency and protect the American dream.

Washington, District of Columbia · United States