Memorial Fund CEO Addresses Priorities at Welcome Reception
Newly appointed Memorial Fund CEO Marcia Ferranto is already charting a course forward for the organization.
October 1, 2019
Memorial Fund CEO Addresses Priorities at Welcome Reception
Marcia Ferranto to Focus on Financial Stability, Brand Recognition, and Relationship Building Washington, DC—The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial CEO Marcia Ferranto is wasting no time charting a course forward for the organization. At a welcome reception in her honor held in the National Law Enforcement Museum on September 26, the newly appointed CEO of
September 30, 2019
The Warren Commission Report: How the Kennedy Assassination Changed the US Secret Service
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a car through downtown Dallas.
September 23, 2019
Curating 9/11 at the National Law Enforcement Museum
How do you curate difficult histories? In the museum field, some topics are more challenging to curate than others.
September 11, 2019
Officer of the Month September 2019
Master Police Officer Joe Allen Prince William County (VA) Police Department Washington, DC—The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has named Master Police Officer Joe Allen of the Prince William County (VA) Police Department, as the recipient of its Officer of the Month Award for September 2019. Even on vacation, officers are sometimes pressed into
September 10, 2019
Remembering Dallas (TX) Police Homicide Detective James Leavelle
Imagine going to work one day and finding yourself in the middle of an event that makes national history.
September 10, 2019
Officers Killed on 9/11 to be Remembered at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Ceremony remembers 72 officers killed on 9/11, as well as 229 who have died from related illnesses. Washington, DC—September 11, 2001, remains the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history: 72 peace officers were killed in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks that shook the nation. Eighteen years after that horrific day, these
September 9, 2019
The Work of Postal Inspectors: Exploring the Call of the Silent Service
Postal Inspectors, sometimes called the “Silent Service,” have made major impacts on American law enforcement procedures and in important criminal investigations.
September 4, 2019
The Beginning of American K9 Units: A Brief History
Law enforcement agencies use man’s best friend to assist in a variety of tasks; to not only make their jobs easier but to make them safer. Many of those tasks require a honed set of skills taught by professional dog trainers, which take months to master.
August 26, 2019
Aerial Policewomen: Flying Under the Radar of History
Close your eyes and picture a police officer in the United States. Is it a vision of a male officer in blues, badge glinting in the flashing lights of a squad car? How about a female in a jumpsuit and headset in the cockpit of a helicopter, blades whirring overhead?
August 15, 2019