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February 1, 2006:
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM RECEIVES $100,000 PLEDGE FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SAFETY EMPLOYEES' BENEFIT ASSOCIATION

January 19, 2006:
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND PROTESTS 25-to-LIFE© VIDEO GAME
Parents, Caregivers Urged to Boycott Violent Game

January 17, 2006:
DC POLICE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION MEMBERS TO "DIRECT DEPOSIT" THEIR SUPPORT OF NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM

	2005 December 28, 2005: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NEED PUBLIC SUPPORT An Article by NLEOMF Chairman Craig W. Floyd< December 23, 2005: 153 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2005 Improvements in body armor, better training and less-lethal weapons cited as reasons for multi-year decline December 21, 2005: National Law Enforcement Museum Receives $100,000 Pledge from Massachusetts Fraternal Order of Police December 6, 2005: SUPREME SACRIFICE BEHIND THE BARS An Article by NLEOMF Chairman Craig W. Floyd December 5, 2005: Mag Instrument, Inc. Announces Sponsorship of 'Locker Room' Exhibit in National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C. October 12, 2005: NLEOMF Ceremony to Honor Federal, D.C., Maryland and Virginia Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty U.S. Pentagon Police Department Chief Richard Keevill and COPS National President Shirley Gibson to Commemorate Service of 13 Officers October 4, 2005: More Than 200 Female Officers Killed by Craig W. Floyd September 24, 2005: CHIEFS GATHER FOR A NIGHT OF CUBAN FLAVOR TO RAISE SUPPORT FOR FUTURE MUSEUM September 12, 2005: New Orleans Police Keep Public Trust, Private Pain *Stress, Homelessness Afflict Many on Force* Washington Post; Page A01 - September 12, 2005 By Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post Staff Writer September 7, 2005: A police couple opens their house to displaced officers who are still on the job but struggling like everyone else by Scott Gold, LA Times Staff Writer September 5, 2005: Highlights of United States Government Response to the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina September 2, 2005: Federal Workers Sustain National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and National Law Enforcement Museum Through 2005 Combined Federal Campaign NLEOMF's CFC Number Remains 0447 September 2, 2005: USG Response to Katrina (press conference) September 2, 2005: CLEAT Sets Supply Run To Help Officers-Sunday Sept. 4 September 2, 2005: New Orleans police begin to show signs of stress September 2005: ARE THEY REALLY ACCIDENTS? by Travis Yates August 8, 2005: NLEOMF LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO PROTECT PEACE OFFICERS FROM TRAFFIC-RELATED DEATHS August 3, 2005: NLEOMF AND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY HONOR FALLEN U.S. CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS July 29, 2005: STEVE YOUNG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CELEBRATES ITS FIRST FIFTY RECIPIENTS July 15, 2005: NLEOMF and Make-A-Wish: NLEOMF Helps Make Little Boy�s Wish Come True July 13, 2005: BURBANK'S 'EVENING OF RESPECT' DINNER RAISES MORE THAN $150,000 FOR THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MUSEUM FUND Event First of Its Kind in United States, Blueprint for Local Efforts to Raise Funds for Museum in Washington D.C.; Pioneering Event Result of Partnership Between Burbank Police Officers Association and Community, Civic and Business Leaders July 13, 2005: MID-YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DEATHS DECLINE SHARPLY NLEOMF Urges Continued Use of Body Armor and Improved Driver Training to Extend Trend June 24, 2005: BERKELEY MAN ARRAIGNED IN SHOOTING OF POLICE OFFICER By MATTHEW ARTZ Bulletproof vest helps save officer's life June 23, 2005: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM SEEKS ACCESSIONS TO COLLECTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ARTIFACTS June 20, 2005: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS (I.U.P.A.) PLEDGES $100,000 TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM May 31, 2005: MEDAL OF VALOR NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED May 29, 2005: REFLECTIONS FROM NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2005 by Craig W. Floyd May 19, 2005: Senator Murkowski's Police Week Speech- (Senate - May 19, 2005-Page: S5526) May 14, 2005: Remarks by NLEOMF Chairman Craig W. Floyd at 2005 Candlelight Vigil May 13, 2005: ACT NOW TO STOP A DISTURBING TREND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT DANGERS An Article by NLEOMF Chairman Craig W. Floyd May 13, 2005: DECADES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS EARN NATIONAL AWARD FOR MOTOROLA May 9, 2005: FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON MAY 15, PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY May 5, 2005: JUVENILE COP KILLERS April 22, 2005: National Police Week Flyer-quarter (pdf) National Police Week Flyer-half (pdf) April 15, 2005: WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN POLICE SERGEANTS JOHN ASHLEY AND CLIFTON RIFE II TO BE HONORED AT ANNUAL ENGRAVING DAY CEREMONY April 6, 2005: LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS RALLY TO BUILD NATIONAL MUSEUM HONORING THEIR PROFESSION March 8, 2005: NO GREATER SACRIFICE: WATER CAPTURES LIVES OF COURAGEOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS February 14, 2005: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND MOURNS DEATH OF PENTAGON POLICE OFFICER JAMES FELTIS Officer Feltis is the first member of the security force to die in the line of duty February 8, 2005: LOS ANGELES POLICE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE PLEDGES $100,000 TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM January 28, 2005: FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE - NEW YORK STATE PLEDGES $100,000 TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM January 26, 2005: THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUNDSAYS GOOD-BYE TO AN OLD FRIEND January 13, 2005: PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (PORAC) PLEDGES LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION GIFT TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM January 12, 2005: VIRGINIA COMMEMORATIVE LICENSE PLATE MEETS APPLICATION DEADLINE Plate To Be Available in 2-4 Months! License Plate FAQ January 5, 2005: AUTO ACCIDENTS KILLING MORE COPS by Craig W. Floyd January 5, 2005: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FATALITIES REACH 154 FOR 2004 Memorial Fund Urges Vigilance in Enhancing Officer Safety and Invites Messages of Condolence from Family, Friends and the Public ACT NOW TO STOP A DISTURBING TREND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT DANGERS Op-Ed by Craig W. Floyd

	2004 December 6, 2004: OFFICERS WHO BECAME OFF-DUTY VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE by Craig W. Floyd November 23, 2004: FINANCIAL HELP AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TASER International Announces the TASER Foundation at National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial November 12, 2004: LOS ANGELES RECEPTION TO SUPPORT THE NLEOMF MUSEUM November 2, 2004: SUDDEN STRESS CAN KILL COPS by Craig W. Floyd October 15, 2004: WREATHLAYING CEREMONY REMARKS by Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police, Metropolitan (DC) Police Department October 15, 2004: WREATHLAYING CEREMONY REMARKS by Shirley Gibson, National President of COPS October 15, 2004: WREATHLAYING CEREMONY REMARKS by Craig W. Floyd October 4, 2004: THREE LIVES LOST . . . BUT NOT FORGOTTEN September 22, 2004: REMARKS AT LEGACY OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN OFFICER CEREMONY by Craig W. Floyd September 16, 2004: OFFICER LARRY PRINCE OF THE RIVERTON (WY) POLICE DEPARTMENT NAMED AUGUST OFFICER OF THE MONTH September 14, 2004: LEAC 2nd Annual Benefit Honoring the NLEOMF September 4, 2004: THE FUNERAL OF PHOENIX PD OFFICER JASON WOLFE August 3, 2004: 20 YEARS OF HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE by Craig Floyd (op ed) August 30, 2004: 2003 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN NETS MORE THAN $100,000 FOR NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND August 26, 2004: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FEATURED ON D.C. HUMANITIES' "SENSE OF PLACE" TELEVISION PROGRAM August 25, 2004: DETECTIVE SERGEANT TIMOTHY BRAUN & DETECTIVE DANIEL BALDWIN, SOMERSET COUNTY (NJ) PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE NAMED JULY 2004 OFFICERS OF THE MONTH August 24, 2004: 72 YEARS AFTER MAKING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, OFFICER WILLIAM J. GRISSAM IS HONORED AT THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL August 18, 2004: VIRGINIA COMMEMORATIVE LICENSE PLATE HONORING FALLEN OFFICERS NOW AVAILABLE August 11, 2004: DEPUTY SHERIFF JUAN CARLOS GARCIA RIVERSIDE (CA) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT NAMED MAY 2004 OFFICER OF THE MONTH August 2, 2004: SERGEANT DANIEL MISIASZEK SAN MARCOS (TX) POLICE DEPARTMENT NAMED APRIL 2004 OFFICER OF THE MONTH July 12, 2004: LAW ENFORCEMENT FATALITIES ON THE RISE: 82 PEACE OFFICERS KILLED DURING FIRST HALF OF 2004 TO PROTECT AND SERVE by Craig Floyd June 2004: THE ITALIAN-AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGACY by Craig W. Floyd May 20, 2004: SENATOR BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK May 19, 2004: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION FUND INVESTS $50,000 TO SPONSOR NLEOMF "OFFICER OF THE MONTH" PROGRAM May 13, 2004: MOTOROLA PLEDGES SPONSORSHIP VALUED AT $3 MILLION TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM May 11, 2004: ARMOR HOLDINGS PRODUCTS DIVISION CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR OF NLEOMF POLICE WEEK ACTIVITIES May 3, 2004: ACTRESS MARLEE MATLIN TO TAP KEG AT THE THIRD ANNUAL "COPPER ALE" PROMOTION April 20, 2004: MONTGOMERY COUNTY (MD) POLICE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN MATTINGLY AND VIRGINIA STATE TROOPER BLANTON TO BE HONORED AT ANNUAL ENGRAVING DAY CEREMONY March 29, 2004: CHERRY BLOSSOM CROWDS TOO MUCH FOR YOU? COME SEE 14,000 DAFFODILS IN PEAK BLOOM AT THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL! March 4, 2004: REMARKS TO IACP STATE AND PROVINCIAL DIVISION MEMORIAL SERVICE by Craig W. Floyd January 28, 2004: POLICEONE.COM AND MEMORIAL FUND LAUNCH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP January 22, 2004: LIVES LOST FOR LIBERTY January 5, 2004: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FATALITIES REACH 148 FOR 2003

	2003 November 21, 2003: OFFICERS URGED TO CONTINUE WEARING VESTS November 17, 2003: 12TH ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY WREATH LAYING CEREMONY PAYS TRIBUTE TO OFFICERS KILLED DURING LAST TWELVE MONTHS October 20, 2003: FINDING OUR HEROES October 15, 2003: VIRGINIA TOPS AREA OFFICER FATALITIES TO DATE IN 2003 Eight Virginia Police Officers Killed to Date in 2003 September 23, 2003: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND ELIGIBLE FOR CFC DONATIONS LEAC 2nd Annual Benefit Honoring the NLEOMF Workplace Giving for the NLEOMF (pdf) September 15, 2003: THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM: TURNING A DREAM INTO REALITY September 11, 2003: PROTECTING OUR POLICE September 8, 2003: 77 OFFICERS KILLED DURING FIRST HALF OF YEAR September 8, 2003: JAPANESE AMBASSADOR, CABINET MEMBERS HONOR U.S. FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS June 27, 2003: POLICE UNITY TOUR RECEIVES TOP AWARD FROM NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND June 27, 2003: 15TH ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL HONORS FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS May 7, 2003: REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN POLICE HEROES May 6, 2003: PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY-A TIME TO REMEMBER MOTOROLA SHOWS SUPPORT FOR BUILDING THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM (click here for the article) May 5, 2003: DISTRICT CHOPHOUSE & BREWERY HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL "COPPER ALE" PROMOTION April 30, 2003: TROOPER COSSLETT WENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY DURING THE SNIPER INVESTIGATION April 28, 2003: GOLF TOURNAMENTS RAISE MONEY FOR THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND April 16, 2003: GOULD LAW DONATES $25,000 TO MEMORIAL FUND April 1, 2003: 14,000 DAFFODILS IN FULL BLOOM AT THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL March 3, 2003: WASHINGTON CAPITALS HOST HEROES NIGHT TO HONOR PUBLIC SAFETY WORKERS February 24, 2003: FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH HONORED FOR WORK ON BEHALF OF LAW ENFORCEMENT January 13, 2003: NOW MORE THAN EVER January 6, 2003: LAW ENFORCEMENT FATALITIES REACH 147 FOR 2002

	2002 December 18, 2002: 3RD ANNUAL NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC RAISES $20,000 October 28, 2002: FALLEN OFFICERS HONORED AT WREATHLAYING CEREMONY September 26, 2002: OHIO PATROLMAN WINS NIGHT VISION SAFETY EQUIPMENT September 25, 2002: NUMBER OF POLICE DEATHS LOWEST IN DECADES September 10, 2002: MAKING SENSE OF 9/11 August 5, 2002: GOLF TOURNAMENTS RAISE MONEY FOR THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND July 3, 2002: IN THE LINE OF DUTY: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER June 24, 2002: COPPER ALE PROMOTION RAISES $10,000 FOR THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL April 29, 2002: OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY INSCRIBED April 1, 2002: FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON "PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY" April 1, 2002: ITT NIGHT VISION "SAVED BY SIGHT" CAMPAIGN PROMOTES OFFICER SAFETY January 2002: CORPORATE AMERICA RALLIES TO HONOR FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS

	2001 December 28, 2001: RECORD NUMBER OF POLICE DEATHS IN 2001 October 16, 2001: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND ELIGIBLE FOR CFC DONATIONS October 15, 2001: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND HONORS FALLEN OFFICERS AT 2001 WREATHLAYING CEREMONY October 5, 2001: ANHEUSER-BUSCH OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO 6 THEME PARKS September 14, 2001: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND RESPONDS TO TERRORIST ATTACK September 5, 2001: POLICE DEATHS RISE DURING FIRST HALF OF YEAR August 3, 2001: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY June 8, 2001: 313 NEW NAMES ADDED TO THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL May 9, 2001: $25,000 DONATION GIVEN TO MEMORIAL FUND BY ITT INDUSTRIES March 23, 2001: FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON MAY 15, "PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY" February 20, 2001: BLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY PLEDGES $45,000 TO MEMORIAL FUND

	2000 December 28, 2000: POLICE DEATHS RISE IN 2000 December 27, 2000: SILENT HEROES December 15, 2000: POLICEONE.COM PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND TO HONOR LAW ENFORCEMENT October 27, 2000: CONGRESS APPROVES PLAN TO BUILD NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM October 12, 2000: ITT INDUSTRIES NIGHT VISION GIVES $25,000 GIFT TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND October 9, 2000: DEADLY DANGERS PATROLING OUR WATERWAYS August 29, 2000: POLICE DEATHS RISE DURING FIRST HALF OF YEAR July 7, 2000: ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO RECEIVES TOP AWARD FROM NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND April 10, 2000: THE DREAM THAT BECAME REALITY April 5, 2000: MEMORIAL TO BE INSCRIBED WITH 280 NEW NAMES January 6, 2000: NEW REPORT SHOWS POLICE DEATHS PEAKED IN 70's- NOW ON STEADY DECLINE Back to top

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