Washington State to Lower Flags on May 15 for Peace Officers Memorial Day Recognition
- Washington state will lower flags to half-staff today, Friday, May 15, across all state agency facilities in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day, following President Donald Trump's proclamation earlier this week designating the day.
- The observance traces to 1962, when President John F. Kennedy signed legislation establishing May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day to honor local, state and federal law enforcement officers who have died or been injured in the line of duty.
- A Candlelight Vigil was held May 13 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with a Memorial Service scheduled May 15 at the U.S. Capitol, where honor guard teams will take 15-minute shifts standing watch over Memorial Wreaths.
- Government agencies, businesses and individuals are encouraged to participate in the recognition, with flags remaining at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday under state protocol.
- Peace Officers Memorial Day falls during National Police Week, running May 10 through May 16, while Nebraska separately lowered flags today to honor World War II airman Staff Sergeant Robert A. Keuchel, whose remains were recently identified with a burial service at Omaha National Cemetery at 10 a.m.
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