{"id":18661,"date":"2009-05-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iacpmag.wp.matrixdev.net\/honoring-the-fallen-by-continuing-our-mission\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T19:19:25","slug":"honoring-the-fallen-by-continuing-our-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.policechiefmagazine.org\/honoring-the-fallen-by-continuing-our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Message: Honoring the Fallen by Continuing Our Mission"},"content":"protected_content","excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., serves as a stark reminder of the dangers faced and the sacrifices that have been made by our fellow law enforcement officers. Every name on that wall represents not only the tragic loss of a law enforcement officer and a department traumatized by the death of a fellow officer but also, more significantly, a family devastated by the loss of a loved one. Each name symbolizes a parent deprived of a son or daughter, a spouse deprived of a partner, or a child deprived of a parent.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, recent events have once again driven home the harsh and deadly reality of police work. In Oakland and Pittsburgh, law enforcement officers were murdered by criminals who were intent on violence. Sadly, these horrific incidents are not rare. Each year, nearly 60,000 police officers are assaulted. Thanks to luck, training, protective equipment, the bravery of their colleagues, and the skill of medical professionals, the vast majority of these officers survive these assaults. But far, far too many do not. Over the last decade, more than 1,600 police officers have been killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>This May, as law enforcement officials from around the United States gather to honor those officers who are lost, we must also renew our commitment to reducing the number of officers who are killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,153],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-columns","category-presidents-message"],"acf":{"post_author":"By Russell B. 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