Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]

[Presidential Documents]

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Vol. 82

Thursday,

No. 95

May 18, 2017

Part II

The President

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Proclamation 9611--Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2017

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Proclamation 9611 of May 15, 2017

Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, we

honor the men and women of law enforcement who have

been killed or disabled in the course of serving our

communities. Police officers are the thin blue line

whose sacrifices protect and serve us every day, and we

pledge to support them as they risk their lives to

safeguard ours.

Last year, 118 officers died in the line of duty, and

of those, 66 were victims of malicious attacks. These

attacks increased by nearly 40 percent from 2015. This

must end. That is why one of my first actions was to

direct the Department of Justice to develop a strategy

to better prevent and prosecute crimes of violence

against our Federal, State, tribal, and local law

enforcement officers.

tacks. These

attacks increased by nearly 40 percent from 2015. This

must end. That is why one of my first actions was to

direct the Department of Justice to develop a strategy

to better prevent and prosecute crimes of violence

against our Federal, State, tribal, and local law

enforcement officers.

In addition, my Administration will continue to further

the efforts of the Department of Justice to improve the

lives of law enforcement officers and their families.

This includes supporting the Officer Safety and

Wellness Group, which improves officer safety on the

job, and accelerating the processing of benefits

through the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program,

which provides vital resources to the families of

fallen officers.

Our liberties depend on the rule of law, and that means

supporting the incredible men and women of law

enforcement. By a joint resolution approved October 1,

1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103-

322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136 and 137), the President

has been authorized and requested to designate May 15

of each year as ``Peace Officers Memorial Day'' and the

week in which it falls as ``Police Week.''

forcement. By a joint resolution approved October 1,

1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103-

322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136 and 137), the President

has been authorized and requested to designate May 15

of each year as ``Peace Officers Memorial Day'' and the

week in which it falls as ``Police Week.''

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the

United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15,

2017, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 14 through

May 20, 2017, as Police Week. In humble appreciation of

our hard-working law enforcement officers, Melania and

I will light the White House in blue on May 15. I call

upon all Americans to observe Peace Officers Memorial

Day and Police Week with appropriate ceremonies and

activities. I also call on the Governors of the States

and Territories and officials of other areas subject to

the jurisdiction of the United States, to direct that

the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers

Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans to

display the flag at half-staff from their homes and

businesses on that day.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two

thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the

United States of America the two hundred and forty-

first.

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