Police Week comes to an end

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  • By Airman 1st Class Breonna Fields
  • 17th Training Wing Public Affairs
During retreat, the flag was lowered to symbolize the completion of Police Week at the Norma Brown building, May 17.

President John F. Kennedy designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which the date falls on as Police Week.

Highlights of Police Week: the retirement of two military working dogs, the 17th Security Forces Squadron jail and bail fundraiser and the San Angelo Police Department firearms competition.

"Federal, state and local police agencies across the nation now participate in this annual event to honor their fallen comrades and take a momentary pause to remember the sacrifices our law enforcement and police professionals make each an everyday," said Chief Master Sgt. Richard Sherman, Air and Education Training Command Security Forces functional manager. "Those who gave their lives in the line of duty are heroes. They are heroes not only because of the way they died but because of how they lived."

More than 900,000 active law enforcement officers in the U.S. serve, protect and defend America.