What is National Police Week?
In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America’s law enforcement community. The principal organizers of National Police Week include:
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), which produces the annual Candlelight Vigil.
Phone: 202.737.3400 | vigil@nleomf.org - Fraternal Order of Police/Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary (FOP/FOPA), which organize the Peace Officers Memorial Day Service at the U.S. Capitol.
www.policeweek.org - Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), which holds the National Police Survivors’ Conference.
Phone: (573) 346-4911| cops@nationalcops.org
We pay respect to those fallen Tennessee law enforcement officers who lost their lives while serving their communities in 2020:
Captain Anthony T. Jackson
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Friday, December 25, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19
Police Officer Bobby Rodriguez Montgomery
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, August 16, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19
Police Officer Destin S. Legieza
Brentwood Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 2020
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Correctional Deputy Jeremy D. Smith
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19