324 Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Are Honored During Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Attorney General Eric Holder leads the lighting of candles and reading of the officers' names; 116 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2009, the lowest total in 50 years
WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The names of 324 law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty -- 116 of them during 2009 -- were formally dedicated on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Thursday evening in Washington, DC.
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