HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-17 Proclamation - Peace Officers Memorial DayWHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has designated the week of May
15 through May 21 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 17;
and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Tukwila also recognize May 17 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, 1, Allan Ekberg, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do
hereby proclaim May 17, 2016:
Peace Officers' Memorial Day
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in Tukwila and urge all citizens to remember those officers who gave their lives serving
the public.
Presented this 16`h day of May, 2016.
Allan Ekberg, May , r