Respect, Honor, Remember: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 2011 Calendar

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has released its 2011 calendar, Remember. The full size calendar, first created in 1996, has been issued every year since to commemorate and honor the brave law enforcement officers who risk and sacrifice their lives in order to serve our nation.

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From Chesapeake, Virginia to San Francisco, California, officers diligently serve every day to protect our communities. The calendar strives to remind us of the service and sacrifice these valiant men and women make to ensure our safety. "The calendar is designed to help us all remember the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers across our nation – especially our fallen heroes," said Craig W. Floyd, Chairman and CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

Remember is an 8 1/2 by 11 inch wall calendar that features a fallen hero and a living legend each month, with scenes of the Memorial, located on E Street, between 4th and 5th Streets, NW, in Washington, D.C. Each month tells the unique story of a fallen hero, an officer who made the ultimate sacrifice to serve his or her community, and a living legend, who received the Officer of the Month Award. This calendar may be purchased online at www.LawMemorial.org/2011Calendar. The proceeds go toward support the Memorial Fund's continued efforts to respect, honor, and remember the courageous story of each fallen hero and living legend.

The Memorial Fund created the Officer of the Month program in September 1996 to recognize the living legends of the profession. Each month, a deserving officer or set of officers at the local, state or federal level is honored with this prestigious award. In addition to recognition in their own communities, Officers of the Month are honored at a special awards luncheon each May in Washington, D.C. during National Police Week. For more information on eligibility and the nomination process, go to www.LawMemorial.org/OTM.

The following men and women honored in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 2011 calendar, Remember, are recognized for the difference they made in communities all over the map through their sacrifice and dedication to serve.

In Memoriam: Fallen Heroes

Special Agent Becky Lee Dwojeski (Quantico Marine Corps base); Deputy Floyd "Tom" Settles (Marion County, IN Sheriff's Department); Officer Robert D. Strone (Passaic, NJ Police Department); Trooper Joshua D. Miller (Pennsylvania State Police); Sergeant Jason L. Sheppard (Aiken County, SC Sheriff's Office); Narcotic Agent Charles M. Holmes II (Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General); Major Robert S. Kennedy (Boone, NC Police Department); Special Agent Jay P. Balchunas (Wisconsin Department of Justice-Division of Criminal Investigation); Probation Officer Irene B. Rios (Imperial County, CA Probation Department); Officer Nick T. Birco (San Francisco, CA Police Department); Officer Jesse T. Hamilton (Pasadena, TX Police Department); Officer Giovanni L. Gonzalez (Miami-Dade, FL Police Department).

Honoring: Living Legends

Officer Vincent Jamison (Chicago, IL Police Department); Officer Stacy Lynn Lakotas (Hopkins, MN Police Department); Corporal Blake E. Wilson & Sergeant Steven Bryan Davis (Arkansas State Police); Officers Mark Uffelman and David McAndrews (Philadelphia, PA Police Department); Deputy Sheriff John L. Seifert (Boulder County, CO Sheriff's Office); Master Patrol Officer Jeffrey Kritz and Officer Harry Augello (Tampa, FL Police Department); Officer Adam E. Zielinski (United States Park Police); Officer Martin Joseph Curley, III (Boston College, MA Police Department); Captain Miguel Galvez and Officer Raymond Robertson (Opa-Locka, FL Police Department and Miami-Dade, FL Police Department); Detective Russell C. Terry (Missouri City, TX Police Department); Officer Sean Fleming (Chesapeake, VA Police Department); Officer John Krahn (Elm Grove, WI Police Department).

About the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Founded in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a private non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of America's law enforcement officers and promoting officer safety. The NLEOMF maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, which contains the names of 18,983 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. The Memorial Fund is now working to create the National Law Enforcement Museum, which will tell the story of law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education. For more information, visit www.LawMemorial.org.

CONTACT: Cary Arberg, +1-202-737-7860 or [email protected]

SOURCE National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund