This is National Police Week and Thursday, we recognize National Peace Officers Memorial Day, a solemn reminder of the men and women in uniform who gave their lives protecting and serving.

Flags across the United States are flying at half-staff today in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day, a national observance paying tribute to law enforcement officers who have died or been ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WNCT) — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has ordered that flags be moved to half-staff for National Peace Officers Memorial Day. All United States and North Carolina flags at ...

Today is National Peace Officers Memorial Day—a solemn reminder of the men and women in uniform who gave their lives protecting others. Every badge tells a story, and some stories end in sacrifice.

According to the organization, in 1962, former President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week.

Peace Officers Memorial Day was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. The week the holiday falls on is recognized as National Police Week, running through Saturday.

National Peace Officers Memorial Day is today, May 15, and this week in which it falls is National Police Week, as President John F. Kennedy proclaimed in 1962.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Reynolds has ordered flags to fly at half-staff Thursday for National Peace Officers Memorial Day. “Today, we pay tribute to two sets of heroes.

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.

Additionally, the week on which National Peace Officers Memorial Day falls was to be recognized as “National Police Week.” This year, National Police Week is May 11 – 17, 2025. The Santa Barbara ...

Peace Officers Memorial Day was first established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and signed into law that same year, according to the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.