(Springfield’s News Talk 104.1) – Peace officers from across southwest Missouri will gather this Thursday at Life360 Chesterfield to honor the 137 law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty in the past year, three of which were from Missouri.
The event is free and open to the public. It will be held 10:30-11:30 AM.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is the event’s featured speaker.
Missouri Peace Officers Memorial Day pays tribute to the local, state, and Federal peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty.
The National Memorial Day takes place on May 15, and Police Week is the calendar week in which the Memorial falls.
The holiday was created on October 1, 1961, when Congress asked the president to designate May 15 to honor peace officers. John F. Kennedy signed the bill into law on October 1, 1962.
