HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-13 Proclamation - Peace Officers' Memorial DayOffice of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has designated the week
of May 11 through May 17 as National Police Week and May 15 as Peace
Officers' Memorial Day; and
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
dedicated to the preservation of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and
WHEREAS, our community joins with other cities and towns to honor
all peace officers everywhere; as well as recognizes the service and sacrifice of
U.S. law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the Tukwila Police Department will remember and honor
their fallen brother and sister officers by wearing a black band over their
badges on May 13; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Tukwila also recognize May 13 as Peace
Officers' Memorial Day, when the flag at Tukwila City Hall will be flown and
half mast, In Memory of Many, in Honor of All; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Jim Haggerton, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do
hereby proclaim May 13, 2014:
Peace Officers' Memorial Day
in Tukwila and urge all citizens to remember those officers who gave their lives
serving the public.
Signed this 12th day of May, 2014.
Jim
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