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DHS Honors Fallen Law Enforcement During National Police Week 2022
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DHS Honors Fallen Law Enforcement During National Police Week 2022
Release Date: May 18, 2022
During National Police Week, DHS honored law enforcement officers who served our communities and country.
Our Department gathered for commemorative events, including the DHS Memorial Ceremony, CBP’s Valor Memorial and Wreath Laying, the FPS’s Valor Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony, the ICE Valor Memorial, the USSS Wall of Honor Ceremony, the FLETC’s Memorial Service, the Annual Blue Mass, the 34th Annual Candlelight Vigil, and the 41st Annual Peace Officer Memorial Service. Each year during Police Week, we come together to grieve our fallen colleagues, and rededicate ourselves to the noble mission of law enforcement.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro N. Mayorkas believes that, “It is our commitment and our obligation to not forget those who lost their lives in the line of duty. Their ultimate sacrifice has made it possible for us to enjoy the freedoms and the life that define this greatest country of ours. We recognize their families as well. The risks the fallen undertook, and the sacrifices they made, were undertaken and made by their loved ones too.”
Every single day, we remember those DHS law enforcement officials who died in the line of duty. Their names are etched on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. – and now live forever in a virtual place of honor, too. DHS In Memoriam remembers our dedicated colleagues, as well as our canine and equine partners, whom we have lost. Visit the new In Memoriam page here. Read below for moments from this week’s commemorative events.
Department of Homeland Security Police Week Memorial Ceremony
In recognition of Police Week 2022, Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Department leadership honored the DHS law enforcement community during a wreath laying ceremony on May 9, 2022 at DHS Headquarters in Washington, DC. The names of our fallen DHS personnel – as well as our canine and equine partners — were read.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas hosts the DHS wreath laying ceremony at the department headquarters at the St. Elizabeth's campus. (Left to right) USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz, Acting ICE Director Tae Johnson, U.S. Secret Service Director Jim Murray, Homeland Security Deputy Secretary John Tien, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus, FPS Principal Deputy Director Kris Cline, and TSA Administrator David Pekoske dedicated a wreath to fallen DHS members. | View Original
National Treasury Union Employees Union Wreath Laying Ceremony
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial as part of the 2022 National Police Week. | View Original
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas greets a Customs and Border Protection Officer at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial as part of the 2022 National Police Week. | View Original
Federal Protective Service Wreath Laying Ceremony
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien attend a wreath laying ceremony for fallen FPS officers during 2022 Police Week. | View Original
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien attend a wreath laying ceremony for fallen FPS officers during 2022 Police Week, where a set of boots, belt, and FPS uniformed hat are placed on a table with the American flag representing the fallen officers. | View Original
U.S. Secret Service Wall of Honor Ceremony
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division Honor Guard stands at attention during Wall of Honor Ceremony at the Secret Service Headquarters in Washington D.C. | View Original
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recognizes the fallen members of the Unites States Secret Service during Wall of Honor Ceremony at the Secret Service Headquarters in Washington D.C. | View Original
CBP Valor Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas attends the 2022 CBP Honor Memorial event at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza. Members of Customs and Border Protection play bag pipes during solemn occasion. | View Original
Two CBP Officers carry wreath where Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien attend the 2022 CBP Honor Memorial event at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza. | View Original
ICE Police Week Valor Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien participate in a Police Week Ceremony at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Washington, D.C. | View Original
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is joined by Acting ICE Director Tae Johnson to observe the Wall of Valor just before a Police Week Ceremony at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Washington, D.C. | View Original
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien participate in a Police Week Ceremony at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Washington, D.C. | View Original
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Annual Candlelight Vigil
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien participate in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 34th Annual Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Attendees hold candles in remembrance of fallen law enforcement in front of the Capitol.
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien participate in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 34th Annual Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. | View Original
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary John Tien participate in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 34th Annual Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. | View Original
Fraternal Order of Police National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other leaders look on as President Biden delivers at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. | View Original
Customs and Border Protection Officers participate in the National Peace Officers Memorial Service in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. | View Original
President Biden and First Lady Dr. Biden participate in the National Peace Officers Memorial Service in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. | View Original
