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PROCLAMATION --7v
r �3 WHER EAS, th C ongress of the United States has designated the week of
May 13 through May 19 "National Police Week" and Tuesday, May 15 as
Officers' Memorial Day;' and
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WHEREAS, the law enforcement officer is our guardian of life and
property; defender of the right to be free; leader in the war against crime; and _4
dedicated to the preservation of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and
WHER our community joins with other cities and towns to honor all
peace officers everywhere; and
WHEREAS, the Tukwila Police Department will remember and honor their E
fallen brother and sister officers by wearing a black band over their badges on
Ma 15 and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Tukwila designate May 15 as "Peace Officers
Memorial Day," when the flag at Tukwila City Hall shall be flown at half mast;,,
-1 NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVEN M. MULLET, MAYOR of the City o f
Tukwila d hereby proclaim Tuesday, May 15, 2007:
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Peace Officers' Memorial Day
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in Tukwila and urge all citizens to remember those officers who gave their lives V
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serving the public.
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Signed this 1.----' day of C `''a 2007.
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Steven M. Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila
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