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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 30, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MEMORIAL GROUNDBREAKING
Judiciary Square
Washington, DC
2:17 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much for that -- Sarah,
Jim -- for that very warm welcome, Jim, and the kind words and for the
hard work that you and Craig Floyd here and so many others have
contributed to making this spectacular day and reality. Craig leaned
over to me and said, "This beats May 15th." (Laughter.) And some of
you may remember the event that we had, drenched in front of the
Capitol up there. And the Lord is looking down on this one with a
little more favor, I think.
I want to salute our able Attorney General, Dick
Thornburgh, that rode over here with me, doing an outstanding job.
And I might say, I'm very pleased to see his predecessor, Ed Meese
with us. He stood strong and tall for law enforcement, and I think we
still all appreciate that very, very much. (Applause.) I'm delighted
to see Chief Fulwood here and of course my friend, Al D'Amato.
Senator Pell has been detained, but there are other -- several other
members of Congress, and I'd like to ask them to stand. I see Connie
and Ben Gilman, but there may be others there, and I want to salute
them. Because we're getting -- (Applause.) -- there's Senator
Domenici back there, also. (Applause.) And, of course, I'm delighted
to see my friend Dewey Stokes and Lee Greenwood with us. And so many
other -- Phil Caruso -- so many others that are supporting all of
this. It's a pleasure to be here.
All these leaders deserve our thanks. But I really also
want to say, "Thank you, America.' More than 400,000 individuals have
stepped forward to donate the funds for this memorial -- a gift from a
caring people and a grateful nation. And the sacrifices that we honor
today began on a cold winter's day in January, 1794. Robert Forsythe,
a veteran of the Revolutionary War and one of George Washington's new
federal marshals enlisted two deputies and went to serve some routine
court papers on the Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia. But then as
now, every cop knows there's no such thing as a routine assignment.
And when the marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs and fired
a single shot right through the door and Robert Forsythe became the
first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for
law enforcement. In 1988, Chicago police officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four and a beloved mother figure to dozens of elementary
students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a drug-crazed gunman
teachers. attacked the school, Irma died -- protecting nearly 200 children and
Two cops, two sacrifices, two centuries apart. But both
part of one tradition -- the thin blue line that protects our nation
from the evil within. The story to be carved on these walls is the
story of America -- of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy
and decency and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American Dream.
You know the numbers -- an estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. And added to this are the
wounded. A toll of disability and pain that rivals those of America's
overseas wars. And each loss represents a hometown hero; a city of
flags at half-mast; a somber procession of white gloves and black arm
bands; the bagpipe strains of Amazing Grace rising in the wind.
MORE
- 2 -
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten. The brave spouses and parents and children who pay a
terrible price in loneliness and loss. And many of you are here
today. And many of you have played a critical role in bringing this
memorial to life.
The Law Enforcement Memorial ensures that what is so real
to you today will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name.
And each name has a story to tell. The polished granite walls of
America's Police Memorial will bear witness to the sacrific of
frontier lawmen like Frank Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas -- one of
more than a hundred deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American
West. And prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in 1933
in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like Secret
Serviceman Leslie Coffelt -- mortally wounded while preventing two
terrorists from assassinating President Harry Truman. And ordinary --
extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's Albert Valentino, shot
down last week -- just last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here in the Oval Border of
the Pathway of remembrance. And they will always be remembered down
the street in the Oval Office, where since the day I took office, I've
kept the badge of a rookie cop martyred last year in New York.
This memorial is also a tribute to the living -- to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen -- to their families and to
all of you who are foot soldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice. You made your lives count for something and your service
matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods; it matters because it is the right thing to do.
And on May 13th, many of you -- I said 15th, maybe it was
the 13th -- you gathered here in this same square to hold a
candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. The night sky was pierced
by one of the most appropriate and imaginative memorials ever brought
to Washington -- a single crystal blue beam of light -- a laser ---
representing the thin blue line.
I'm right -- two days later on the 15th, a dismal, drizzly
Washington afternoon, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with many of you up
there on Capitol Hill, armed with new proposals to help protect the
pure blue light of law enforcement. And we invited Congress to join
us in a new partnership with America's cities and states -- a new
national strategy to take back the streets by taking crimals off the
streets. (Applause.)
The states need to do their part as well. We need
mandatory prison terms for those using firearms for crime and an end
to plea bargaining for violent firearms offenders. (Applause.)
And for cop killers, for those who commit the ultimate
crime, I feel strongly that they should pay the ultimate price.
(Applause.) Congress has had our crime package since May. It is time
to act, because these improvements are a vital part of our National
Drug Strategy. And because, before any more names are added to that
wall, the protection you deserve should be added to the books. And SO
it is with that hope and with great personal pride in America's
police, and in all who have contributed to this historic effort, that
I will now join in the ground-breaking for the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you for coming. And thank you all, and God bless
you. And especially, God bless those we honor here today. Thank you
all very, very much. (Applause.)
END
2:28 P.M. EST
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/26/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR POLICE MEMORIAL
SUBJECT:
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VICE PRESIDENT
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The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 OCT 34
October 25, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
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FROM:
EDWARD McNALLY
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SUBJECT:
GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR POLICE MEMORIAL
I. SUMMARY
Attached are draft remarks for Monday afternoon's
ground-breaking ceremony for the new Memorial honoring law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
II. DISCUSSION
At 2:15 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 1989, you are
scheduled to arrive at Judiciary Square in Washington, to give a
speech and to join in the ground-breaking ceremony for the new
police memorial.
The proposed Memorial will consist in part of an "oval"
of granite walls. Akin to the Vietnam Memorial, the walls will
be engraved with the names of every law enforcement official
killed in the line of duty in our nation's history.
An audience of approximately 1,000 is expected to
attend, including uniformed policemen, other law enforcement
officials, and the families and friends of those who have died.
Following your remarks and the brief ground-breaking ceremony,
Lee Greenwood will sing "God Bless the U.S.A."
The remarks, which will be prepared for TelePrompter,
are essentially a tribute to American law enforcement, and
include a reference to Eddie Byrne's badge. The attached draft
also includes a push for the anti-crime legislation you announced
on May 15, 1989 -- the last time you addressed representatives of
this group.
McNally/Simon
October 25, 1989 5:30 p.m.
Draft Four (B:COPS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]] Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF
THE MEMORIAL'S CORPORATE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE] for those kind
words, and for the hard work you and so many others here have
contributed to making this day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment. When the Marshal found the brothers,
they fled upstairs, and fired a single shot, right through the
door. And Robert Forsyth became the first casualty in an
undeclared war that continues to this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
2
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the evil within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Law Enforcement Memorial ensures that what is so real to
you today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name.
And each name has a story to tell.
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
3
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while
preventing two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating
President Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, to their families and
to all of you who are footsoldiers in the battle against
lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. The night
sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and imaginative
4
memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single, crystal-blue
beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets. [PAUSE] ]
The states need to do their part as well. We need mandatory
prison terms for those using firearms for crime. An end to plea-
bargaining for violent firearms offenders. And for cop killers,
for those who commit the ultimate crime -- they should pay the
ultimate price. [[PAUSE]]
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because these improvements are a vital part of our national
drug strategy. And because before any more names are added to
that wall -- the protection you deserve should be added to the
books. [[PAUSE]]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY (CARD 1)
THANK YOU, JIM, FOR THOSE KIND WORDS, AND FOR THE
HARD WORK YOU AND CRAIG FLOYD AND so MANY OTHERS HERE
HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THIS DAY A REALITY. AND
THANKS ALSO TO DICK THORNBURGH, WHO'S DOING SUCH AN
OUTSTANDING JOB AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, MY FRIEND AL
D'AMATO, AND OF COURSE SENATOR CLAIBORNE PELL. AND
IT'S GOOD TO SEE DEWEY STOKES AND LEE GREENWOOD, AS
WELL AS ED MEESE, CHIEF ISAAC FULWOOD, AND MRS. KEARNS
UP HERE WITH US TODAY.
CARD 1-A
AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE so MANY DISTINGUISHED
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OUT HERE WITH US TODAY. SENATORS
STROM THURMOND, JIM SASSER AND WENDELL FORD. AND ALSO
REPRESENTATIVES CONNIE MORELLA, BoB LIVINGSTON, LINDY
BOGGS, ToM BEVILL, JOHN PORTER, BUDDY DARDEN, JERRY
HUCKABY, ToM CARPER, JERRY COSTELLO, AND CRAIG JAMES.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
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FROM:
EDWARD MCNALLY EMV
SUBJECT:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR POLICE MEMORIAL CEREMONY
I. SUMMARY
Attached are the cards and the back-up copy for Monday
afternoon's ground-breaking ceremony for the new Memorial
honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
II. DISCUSSION
At 2:15 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 1989, you are
scheduled to arrive at Judiciary Square in Washington, to give a
speech and to join in the ground-breaking ceremony for the new
police memorial.
Because of the unusually large number of
"acknowledgements," two "acknowledgments cards" have been
specially prepared for these remarks. The "acknowledgments"
section is not on the TelePrompter text (that is, the
TelePrompter text begins with the body of the speech).
The first card greets and acknowledges the 10 persons
who will share the first row of the stage with you.
The second card acknowledges the approximately 10-14
additional U.S. Senators and Representatives who will be seated
just in front of the stage. (Since the list of actual
Congressional attendees won't be known until moments before the
event itself, we expect that the Office of Legislative Affairs
will be on site to provide Tim McBride with an "edited" set of
acknowledgements cards.)
POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:15 P.M.
[IACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE LISTED ON THE SPEECH
CARDS]]
ALL THESE LEADERS DESERVE OUR THANKS. BUT I ALSO
WANT TO SAY: THANK YOU AMERICA. MORE THAN 400,000
INDIVIDUAL AMERICANS HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO DONATE THE
FUNDS FOR THIS MEMORIAL, A GIFT FROM A CARING PEOPLE
AND A GRATEFUL NATION.
THE SACRIFICES WE HONOR TODAY BEGAN ON A COLD
WINTER'S DAY IN JANUARY, 1794. ROBERT FORSYTH, A
VETERAN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ONE OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON'S NEW FEDERAL MARSHALS, ENLISTED TWO
DEPUTIES AND WENT TO SERVE SOME ROUTINE COURT PAPERS ON
THE ALLEN BROTHERS OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
BUT THEN, AS NOW, EVERY COP KNOWS THAT THERE'S NO
SUCH THING AS A "ROUTINE" ASSIGNMENT. WHEN THE MARSHAL
FOUND THE BROTHERS, THEY FLED UPSTAIRS, AND FIRED A
SINGLE SHOT, RIGHT THROUGH THE DOOR. AND ROBERT
FORSYTH BECAME THE FIRST CASUALTY IN AN UNDECLARED WAR
THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.
- 2 -
ROUTINE ASSIGNMENTS CONTINUE TO HOLD SPECIAL
DANGER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN 1988, CHICAGO POLICE
OFFICER IRMA RUIZ WAS A MOTHER OF FOUR, AND A BELOVED
MOTHER FIGURE TO DOZENS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THE
HALLWAYS SHE PATROLLED. BUT WHEN A DRUG-CRAZED GUNMAN
ATTACKED THE SCHOOL, IRMA DIED PROTECTING NEARLY 200
CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.
TWO COPS. TWO SACRIFICES. TWO CENTURIES APART.
BUT BOTH PART OF ONE TRADITION - THE "THIN BLUE
LINE" THAT PROTECTS OUR NATION FROM THE EVIL WITHIN.
THE STORY TO BE CARVED ON THESE WALLS IS THE STORY
OF AMERICA, OF A CONTINUING QUEST TO PRESERVE BOTH
DEMOCRACY AND DECENCY, AND TO PROTECT A NATIONAL
TREASURE THAT WE CALL THE AMERICAN DREAM.
YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS. AN ESTIMATED 30,000
OFFICERS HAVE DIED DEFENDING LAW AND ORDER IN AMERICA.
ADDED TO THIS ARE THE WOUNDED, A TOLL OF DISABILITY AND
PAIN THAT RIVALS THOSE OF AMERICA'S OVERSEAS WARS.
- 3 -
EACH LOSS REPRESENTS A HOMETOWN HERO, A CITY OF
FLAGS AT HALF-MAST, A SOMBER PROCESSION OF WHITE GLOVES
AND BLACK ARM-BANDS, THE BAG-PIPED STRAINS OF "AMAZING
GRACE" RISING IN THE WIND.
AND WITH EACH CASUALTY IS TOLD THE TALE OF A
FAMILY, so OFTEN FORGOTTEN, THE BRAVE SPOUSES AND
PARENTS AND CHILDREN WHO PAY A TERRIBLE PRICE IN
LONELINESS AND LOSS. MANY OF YOU ARE HERE TODAY, AND
MANY OF YOU HAVE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN BRINGING
THIS MEMORIAL TO LIFE.
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL ENSURES THAT WHAT IS
so REAL TO YOU TODAY, WILL NEVER BECOME A STATISTIC.
EACH LOSS HAS A NAME. AND EACH NAME HAS A STORY TO
TELL.
THE POLISHED GRANITE WALLS OF AMERICA'S POLICE
MEMORIAL WILL BEAR WITNESS TO THE SACRIFICE OF FRONTIER
LAWMAN LIKE FRANK DALTON OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, ONE
OF MORE THAN A HUNDRED DEPUTIES GUNNED DOWN BY OUTLAWS
IN THE AMERICAN WEST.
- 4 -
AND PROHIBITION DETECTIVES LIKE HARRY MCGINNIS,
KILLED IN 1933 IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH BONNIE AND CLYDE.
FEDERAL AGENTS LIKE SECRET SERVICEMAN LESLIE COFFELT,
MORTALLY WOUNDED WHILE PREVENTING TWO TERRORISTS FROM
ASSASSINATING PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN.
AND ORDINARY, EXTRAORDINARY POLICEMEN LIKE
PHILADELPHIA'S ALBERT VALENTINO, SHOT DOWN LAST WEEK
INVESTIGATING A BURGLARY.
FOR ALL WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES PROTECTING THE
PUBLIC, THIS MEMORIAL WILL STAND AS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR
COURAGE AND THEIR SACRIFICE. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE
REMEMBERED HERE, IN THE OVAL BORDER OF THE "PATHWAY OF
REMEMBRANCE." AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED DOWN
THE STREET -- IN THE OVAL OFFICE -- WHERE, SINCE THE
DAY I TOOK OFFICE, I'VE KEPT THE BADGE OF A ROOKIE COP,
MARTYRED LAST YEAR IN NEW YORK.
THIS MEMORIAL IS ALSO A TRIBUTE TO THE LIVING, TO
THE PARTNERS AND THE TEAMMATES OF THE FALLEN, TO THEIR
FAMILIES AND TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE FOOTSOLDIERS IN THE
BATTLE AGAINST LAWLESSNESS.
- 5 -
IN AN AGE OF INDIFFERENCE, YOU TOOK A STAND. YOU
MADE A CHOICE, YOU'VE MADE YOUR LIVES COUNT FOR
SOMETHING. AND YOUR SERVICE MATTERS NOT ONLY BECAUSE
IT SAVES LIVES AND FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. IT
MATTERS BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
ON MAY 13TH, MANY OF YOU GATHERED HERE, IN THIS
SAME SQUARE, TO HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR YOUR
FELLOW OFFICERS. THE NIGHT SKY WAS PIERCED BY ONE OF
THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND IMAGINATIVE MEMORIALS EVER
BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON -- A SINGLE, CRYSTAL-BLUE BEAM OF
LIGHT, A LASER, REPRESENTING THE THIN BLUE LINE.
TWO DAYS LATER -- ON A DISMAL, DRIZZLY, WASHINGTON
AFTERNOON -- I STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH MANY OF
YOU ON CAPITOL HILL, ARMED WITH NEW PROPOSALS TO HELP
PROTECT THE PURE BLUE LIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE
INVITED CONGRESS TO JOIN US IN A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH
AMERICA'S CITIES AND STATES -- A NEW, NATIONAL STRATEGY
TO "TAKE BACK THE STREETS" -- BY TAKING CRIMINALS OFF
THE STREETS. [[PAUSE]]
- 6 -
THE STATES NEED TO DO THEIR PART AS WELL. WE NEED
MANDATORY PRISON TERMS FOR THOSE USING FIREARMS FOR
CRIME. AN END TO PLEA-BARGAINING FOR VIOLENT FIREARMS
OFFENDERS. AND FOR COP KILLERS, FOR THOSE WHO COMMIT
THE ULTIMATE CRIME -- THEY SHOULD PAY THE ULTIMATE
PRICE. [[PAUSE]]
CONGRESS HAS HAD OUR CRIME PACKAGE SINCE MAY.
IT'S TIME TO ACT. BECAUSE THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE A
VITAL PART OF OUR NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY. AND BECAUSE
BEFORE ANY MORE NAMES ARE ADDED TO THAT WALL -- THE
PROTECTION YOU DESERVE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE BOOKS.
[[PAUSE]]
AND SO IT IS WITH THAT HOPE -- AND WITH GREAT
PERSONAL PRIDE IN AMERICA'S POLICE, AND IN ALL WHO HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HISTORIC EFFORT -- THAT I WILL NOW
JOIN IN THE GROUND-BREAKING FOR THE NATIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU, AND THOSE WE HONOR.
AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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August 23, 1989
U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell
The Honorable David F. Demarest, Jr.
Corporate Leadership Committee
Honorary Chairman
Assistant to the President
James F. Kearns
Craig W. Floyd
Du Pont Company
Chairman
for Communications
Chairman
Jan C. Scruggs
Roger A. Enrico
Special Assistant to the Chairman
Room 2w/w
Pepsico Worldwide Beverages
Robert H. Frank
Jack F. Reichert
Frank & Company, p.c.
The White House
Brunswick Corporation
Treasurer
Washington, D.C. 20500
Charles R. Schneider
Suzanne Sawyer
Wells Fargo Guard Services/
Secretary
Burns International Security
George W. Mayo, Jr.
Hogan & Hartson
Dear Dave:
Counsel
Tammy Kennedy Wolfe
Advisor
Enclosed please find a copy of the letter we sent to
Board of Directors
Member Organizations
President Bush inviting him to be the keynote speaker at
Concerns of Police Survivors
Federal Law Enforcement
the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Law
Officers Association
Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Fraternal Order of Police
Fraternal Order of Police
Ladies Auxiliary
International Association of
This letter is following up on an earlier meeting you
Chiefs of Police
had with Bob Blancato on this same issue. I would deeply
International Brotherhood of
Police Officers
appreciate any personal assistance you could provide in
International Union of
Police Associations/AFL-CIO
this matter.
National Association of
Police Organizations
National Black Police
For your easy reference, I have also enclosed an
Association
National Organization of Black
information packet on the Memorial project. Should you
Law Enforcement Executives
National Sheriffs Association
have any questions on the Memorial project or the ground-
National Troopers Coalition
breaking ceremony, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Police Executive Research Forum
Police Foundation
United Federation of Police
I want to thank you in advance for your time and
National Sponsoring Committee
consideration.
Ordway P. Burden, President
Law Enforcement Assistance Foundation
Johnny Carson
With kind regards, I am
U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato
Leslie Easterbrook
Dennis Farina
National Celebrity Chairman
Sincerely,
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Edwin Meese III
Nancy Reagan
Elliott L. Richardson
Peter W. Rodino, Jr.
Gaig CRAIG W. FLOYD Hoyd
Jack Russ
Sergeant at Arms
U.S. House of Representatives
Chairman
William S. Sessions, Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond
Enclosures
Robert Urich
Charles Z. Wick
Organizations listed for
identification only
66 Ed 81 PEP 68
1360 Beverly Road
Suite 305
McLean, VA 22101
703/827-0518 fax: 703/448-1236
National
Law Enforcement Officers
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MEMORIAL FUND,
Inc.
August 23, 1989
U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell
Corporate Leadership Committee
Honorary Chairman
The Honorable George Bush
James F. Keams
Craig W. Floyd
Du Pont Company
Chairman
The White House
Chairman
Jan C. Scruggs
Roger A. Enrico
Special Assistant to the Chairman
Washington, D.C. 20500
Pepsico Worldwide Beverages
Robert H. Frank
Jack F. Reichert
Frank & Company, p.c.
Brunswick Corporation
Treasurer
Dear Mr. President:
Charles R. Schneider
Suzanne Sawyer
Wells Fargo Guard Services/
Secretary
Burns International Security
George W. Mayo, Jr.
Hogan & Hartson
Counsel
I am writing to request that you attend the groundbreaking
Tammy Kennedy Wolfe
ceremony this fall for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Advisor
Board of Directors
and that you be the keynote speaker at this long awaited event, which
Member Organizations
will be held at Judiciary Square in Washington, D.C.
Concerns of Police Survivors
Federal Law Enforcement
Officers Association
Fraternal Order of Police
The strong focus you have placed on an intensified crime
Fraternal Order of Police
prevention effort has certainly helped to raise the awareness of the
Ladies Auxiliary
International Association of
American people to the vital importance of our police officers. This
Chiefs of Police
International Brotherhood of
increased public awareness has played an important role in the success
Police Officers
of the Memorial project and I applaud you for speaking out SO
International Union of
Police Associations/AFL-CIO
forcefully.
National Association of
Police Organizations
National Black Police
Association
Your presence along with Mrs. Bush at the Memorial groundbreaking
National Organization of Black
ceremony would mean SO much to our law enforcement officers
Law Enforcement Executives
National Sheriffs Association
especially the families of those who have died in the line of duty.
National Troopers Coalition
Police Executive Research Forum
Police Foundation
We would also like to invite you and the First Lady to be our
United Federation of Police
special guests and Honorary Chairpersons at a fundraising dinner we are
National Sponsoring Committee
holding to celebrate the groundbreaking. The dinner is being held
Ordway P. Burden, President
Law Enforcement Assistance Foundation
across the street from Judiciary Square at the National Building Museum
Johnny Carson
U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato
(the Old Pension Building).
Leslie Easterbrook
Dennis Farina
National Celebrity Chairman
We are holding a number of possible dates open, aiming at the last
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy
two weeks in October. If your schedule does not permit your
Edwin Meese III
Nancy Reagan
participation at that time, we would be happy to accommodate you at a
Elliott L. Richardson
time in November.
Peter W. Rodino, Jr.
Jack Russ
Sergeant at Arms
U.S. House of Representatives
Mr. President, you have long been an outspoken advocate for law
William S. Sessions, Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
enforcement. We would be deeply honored if you could be with us when
U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson
ground is broken on this long overdue and richly deserved tribute to
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond
Robert Urich
our law enforcement officers.
Charles Z. Wick
Organizations listed for
identification only
We look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
CRAIG W. FLOYD
1360 Beverly Road
Chairman
Suite 305
McLean, VA 22101
703/827-0518 fax: 703/448-1236
CC: David Demarest
Need Your Help
Mission
600,000 Assaulted
Memorial will be built with private
The National Law Enforcement Officers
will be a gift from the American
Memorial Fund was authorized by Congress
200,000 Wounded
people like you. Five million dollars
to establish a national memorial in
ruction is needed before the ground-
Washington, D.C. to honor law enforcement
1,500 Killed
:, which is planned for the Fall of
officers who die in the line of duty and to
ur donation is urgently needed.
recognize all law enforcement officers for
Families:
r those who risk their lives to serve
their service and sacrifice.
The Other
police officers are always there when
Board of Directors
help. Let's return the favor. Send your
Victims
Law
ctible donation, or volunteer to help
U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell, a co-author
of the legislation to establish the Memorial,
When a police officer is killed, it is the
is the Honorary Chairman of the Memorial
Fund. Craig W. Floyd is the chairman. As a
survivors who truly feel the pain and
Enforcement
former senior legislative aide to Congress,
suffering, long after SO many others have
he has long been involved with activities
forgotten. They are victims every bit as
Officers
to assist law enforcement and did much of
much as the officers. Coping with a sudden,
Please
the work to get legislation for the Memorial
violent loss of a loved one is extremely
passed.
difficult. It is made even worse by financial
The Board of Directors is comprised of a
woes, disruption of family life and the
Help.
senior executive from the following
criminal justice proceedings that follow.
organizations, representing over 500,000
The Memorial will provide a tangible
law enforcement officers and their families.
symbol that a loved one did not die in
Concerns of Police
National Black Police
Survivors
Association
vain
that he or she died proudly in the
d Your
Federal Law Enforcement
National Organization of
service of others
that he or she will
Officers Association
Black Law Enforcement
Our
Fraternal Order of Police
Executives
never be forgotten
that his or her name
tribution Today!
Fraternal Order of Police
National Sheriffs
Ladies Auxiliary
Association
will be in a place of honor in the nation's
International Association
National Troopers
of Chiefs of Police
Coalition
capital.
Law Enforcement Officers
International Brotherhood
Police Executive Research
Forgotten
The survivors have only memories to
of Police Officers
Forum
11 Fund, Inc.
International Union of
Police Foundation
comfort them, and how quickly memories
erly Road, Suite 305
Police Associations/
United Federation of
Heroes
AFL-CIO
Police
fade without important reminders--
VA 22101
National Association of
especially for the children. The National
Police Organizations
(03/827-0518)
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will
National Sponsoring Committee
serve as that reminder
a
reminder
to
S.
Ordway P. Burden
Elliott L. Richardson
the survivors and to all Americans of this
President. Law
U.S. Representative
Enforcement Assistance
Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (Ret.)
special breed of people who risk their lives
Foundation
Jack Russ
Johnny Carson
Sergeant at Arms. U.S.
for others.
State/Zip
U.S. Senator
House of Representatives
Alfonse D'Amato
William S. Sessions
)
Leslie Easterbrook
Director, Federal
You Can Make a
Dennis Farina
Bureau of Investigation
National Celebrity
U.S. Senator
closed my gift payable to NLEOMF in
Chairman
Alan K. Simpson
Difference
int of:
U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator
It's
Edward M. Kennedy
Strom Thurmond
Edwin Meese III
Robert Urich
$25
$50
Other
Join the people of America in making
Nancy Reagan
Charles Z. Wick
this Memorial a reality. Please make your
d like to help in my community.
Corporate Leadership Committee
donation now, and/or volunteer your time
send information.
to help in your community. Gifts may be
James F. Kearns
Jack F. Reichert
Du Pont Company
Brunswick Corporation
made in honor of someone special to you--
Time
onation is in memory of:
Chairman
Charles R. Schneider
Roger A. Enrico
Wells Fargo Guard
either a fallen officer or one who has
Pepsico Worldwide
Services/Burns
printed courtesy of Du Pont Company."
served.
Beverages
International Security
To Honor
Old
Old
Police
Municipal
Court
Court
Memorial Design
Judiciary
Square
America's
Pathway of Remembrance
At the northern most point of the site
be two 60-foot flagstaffs for the Memori:
The proposed design will feature an oval
National Law
banner and the American flag.
White House
Enforcement
tree-lined "pathway of remembrance" which
Ave
Officers Memorial
Law
will include the names of fallen officers
Thin Blue Line
engraved on a granite wall. New names will be
Washington
Monument
added yearly. This pathway will be a private
The names in the contemplative area
Officers
Constitution Ave
area of the Memorial grounds, allowing for
be softly lit. Trees, statues, and flagstaff
reflection and remembrance.
will be lit to stand out brightly on the
At the north end of the site, there will be a
grounds. At night, the Memorial Fund \
It's shocking! In just the past 10 years
grouping of bronze law enforcement figures
to shine a crystal blue laser beam skyw
National Gallery of Art
there have been 590,822 law enforcement
West Wing East Wing
on a raised plaza symbolically representative
Visible from afar, it will be a symbol of
officers assaulted, 204,584 wounded, and
The Mall
of the many different types of law officers.
daily risks law enforcement officers tak
1,525 killed in the line of duty
protecting
Directly across from the statuary plaza at the
protect us
a reminder of the "thin bl
our homes and families answering our
Smithsonian
southern end of the site, there will be a water
line" of protection those officers provide
Institution
National Air &
U.S. Capitol
Space Museum
fountain.
calls for help
fighting the war against
a signal that our nation's law enforcem
crime.
officers will never be forgotten.
These courageous men and women are
sheriffs, U.S. Marshals, state troopers,
federal agents, our local police officers.
Special Site Selected
They are also our forgotten heroes.
The Memorial will be located in Wash-
The nation has yet to properly recognize
ington, D.C. on Judiciary Square, three acres
these dedicated people who serve us so
of federal park land. This prominent site is
well. It is time to recognize the more than
just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol and a
500,000 law enforcement officers serving
short walk from the National Mall. It is a site
today--men and women who are being
with strong historic ties to law enforcement.
killed at the rate of one every 57 hours.
Flanked by the old Police Court and Municipal
Congress Calls for
Court buildings, it can be reached by subway,
bus or on foot from the Washington Monu-
National Tribute
ment, Smithsonian Museums, and other
major landmarks.
In 1984, legislation authorizing a
The National Peace Officers Memorial
memorial to be built in Washington, D.C.,
Day ceremony will be held annually (on
honoring all federal, state, and local law
May 15) at the Memorial. The grounds will
enforcement officers, was unanimously
easily accommodate the thousands of people
passed by Congress and signed into law
who attend each year.
by President Reagan. The National Law
The Memorial will be a special place of
Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc.
honor for all law enforcement officers. It
was directed by Congress to build this
will be a setting where family and friends
Memorial under the following guidelines:
can locate the name of a fallen loved one--
No federal funding.
and know the nation cares. It will be a
Construction must begin by October,
place that will make law enforcement
1989.
officers feel proud of their service.
Raise the money before breaking
ground.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Pathway of Remembrance
FACT SHEET
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL
PURPOSE The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will honor law enforcement officers who
die in the line of duty and will recognize all who serve as law enforcement officers in the United States.
ASSAULTS, INJURIES & DEATHS Approximately 30,000 law enforcement officers have been killed
on duty in the history of the U.S. In 1987 (latest data), 155 were killed, 21,273 were injured and 63,842
were assaulted with a weapon. In the last ten years, 1525 police officers have been killed, 204,584 have
been wounded and 590,822 have been assaulted. Of the more than 500,000 active law enforcement
officers in the U.S., one is killed every 57 hours.
ENABLING LEGISLATION Public Law 98-534, authorizing the National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Fund, Inc. (NLEOMF) to establish the Memorial on federal land in Washington, D.C., was
unanimously passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Reagan on October 19, 1984.
SITE Judiciary Square has been selected and approved as the site for the Memorial. The three-acre site
has historical and present day ties to law enforcement. Surrounded by court buildings and a short way
from the FBI Headquarters and the Washington, D.C. Police Headquarters, the site is just a few blocks
from the U.S. Capitol, National Archives, Smithsonian Museums and the National Mall.
DESIGN The Memorial is being designed by the Washington, D.C. architectural firm of Davis Buckley,
p.c. in close coordination with representatives of the law enforcement community. The design concept
features an oval tree-lined "pathway of remembrance" which will include the names of fallen officers
engraved on a granite stone surface. At opposite edges of the site will be a grouping of bronze law
enforcement figures and a water fountain. At night, the Memorial Fund wants to shine a crystal blue laser
beam skyward to remind us of the "thin blue line" of protection our law enforcement officers provide.
Design development and refinement is continuing.
CONSTRUCTION Groundbreaking is scheduled for early Fall. Completion and dedication ceremonies
are tentatively set for Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, 1990.
PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY The Memorial will become the site for the annual National
Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony. Thousands of law enforcement officers, as well as family
members and friends of officers killed the previous year from across the U.S., participate in the ceremony.
FUNDING Apart from the land, no federal funds will be used for building the Memorial. Approximately
$3 million has been raised from corporations, organizations and over 350,000 individuals for construction.
The remaining funds must be raised before groundbreaking.
NLEOMF The Fund was incorporated as a tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in Washington,
D.C. in June, 1984. Its board of directors is comprised of a senior executive from 15 national law
enforcement organizations. NLEOMF offices are located in McLean, Virginia.
Donations or requests for information should be addressed to National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Fund, 1360 Beverly Road, Suite 305, McLean, VA 22101. (Phone 703-827-0518)
98 STAT. 2712
PUBLIC LAW 98-534-OCT. 19, 1984
Public Law 98-534
98th Congress
Joint Resolution
Oct. 19, 1984
Authorizing the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to establish a memorial
[H.J. Res. 482]
in the District of Columbia or its environs.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Law Enforce-
ment- Officers Memorial Fund is authorized to establish the Na-
tional Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial on Federal land in the
District of Columbia or its environs to honor law enforcement
officers who die in the line of duty.
(b) In carrying out subsection (a), the Fund shall be responsible for
preparation of the design and plans for the memorial, which shall be
subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the Commis-
sion of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission.
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior-
(1) with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the
National Capital Planning Commission, shall select a site for
the memorial;
(2) shall not permit construction of the memorial to begin
unless the Secretary determines that sufficient amounts are
available for completion of the memorial in accordance with the
approved design and plans; and
(3) shall be responsible for maintenance of the memorial after
completion of construction.
SEC. 3. The United States shall not pay any expense of the
establishment of the memorial.
Expiration date.
SEC. 4. The authority to establish the memorial under this resolu-
tion shall expire at the end of the five-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this resolution, unless construction of the
memorial begins during that period.
Approved October 19, 1984.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY-H.J. Res. 482 (S.J. Res. 235):
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-1084 (Comm. on House Administration).
SENATE REPORT No. 98-528 accompanying S.J. Res. 235 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984):
Oct. 1, considered and passed House.
Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate.
51-139 0 - 84 (580)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
District Director
31 HOPKINS PLAZA
BALTIMORE, MD 21201-
Date:
Employer Identification Number:
52-1382926
JUL 23 1987
Contact Person:
SYLVIA THOMPSON
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Contact Telephone Number:
MEMORIAL FUND INC
(301) 962-4779
1575 EYE STREET NW-SUITE 1075
WASHINGTON, DC 20005-
Our Letter Dated:
OCT 18, .985
Caveal Applies:
No
Dear Applicant:
This modifies our letter of the above date in which we stated that you
would be treated as an organization which is not a private foundation until
the expiration of your advance ruling period.
Based on the information you submitted, we have determined that you are
not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, because you are an organization of the type described in section
509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vj). Your exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of
the code is still in effect.
Grantors and contributors may rely on this determination until the
Internal Revenue Service publishes 8 notice to the contrary. However, a
grantor or a contributor may not rely on this determination if he or she was
in part responsible for, or was aware of, the act or failure to act that
resulted in your loss of section 509(a)(1) status, or acquired knowledge
that the Internal Revenue Service had given notice that you would be removed
from classification as a section 509(a)(1) organization.
Because this letter could help resolve any questions about your private
foundation status, please keep it in your permanent records.
1( the heading of this letter indicates that a caveat applies, the caveat
below or on the enclosure is an-integral part-of-this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact the person whose name and
telephone number are shown above.
Sincerely yours,
Teddy H.Been
Teddy R. Kern
District Director
Letter 1050(DO/CC)
COMMISSIONERS SOCIETY $50,000 & Up
DuPont Company
Ford Motor Company Fund
Mobil Corporation
CHIEFS SOCIETY $25,000 - $49,999
Chrysler Corporation Fund
Coca-Cola Company
IBM Corporation
Motorola
Pepsi-Cola Company
RJR Nabisco Foundation
GOLD BADGE SOCIETY $10,000 - $24,999
The Ahmanson Foundation
Borg-Warner Corporation
The Brunswick Foundation
Fort Howard Foundation
McDonnell Douglas Foundation
Philip Morris U.S.A.
Tandy Corporation
SILVER BADGE SOCIETY $5,000 - $9,999
Academy Publishing Company
Colt Industries
Foot Locker
Frito-Lay
Gannett Foundation
IMC Foundation
Eli Lilly & Company Foundation
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Peace Law Foundation
Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons Fund
Shell Chemical Company
SHIELD AND ROSE SOCIETY $1,000 - $4,999
Bank of New England
Beretta U.S.A.
Capital Fund Foundation
Centurion Foundation
Capital Fund Foundation
Chemical Bank
Chevron Chemical Company
Def-Tec Corporation
Ernst & Whinney
Equicor
First American Bank
First Fidelity Bank
Freeport McMoRan
Group Health Incorporated
Harley-Davidson
H.E. Butt Grocery Company
Hilton Hotels Coporation
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Leef & Jones
Mag Instrument
Merrill Lynch & Company Foundation
National Prescription Administration
New York's Finest Foundation
Opryland U.S.A.
Personal Protective Armor Association
The Police News
R&R Speed & Cycle Shop
SHIELD AND ROSE SOCIETY CONTINUED
The Rubin Foundation
Second Chance Body Armor
Shawmut Bank
Short Builder Services
Smith & Wesson
Sun Badge Company
Valley Bank of Nevada
Walgreen Company
Walt Robbins
Weinbrenner
SUPPORTER $100 - $999
AAI Corporation
ARA Living Centers
ARA Services
AC International
Aerospace Shell
Alklem Plumbing, Inc.
American Body Armor & Equipment
Asiel Company
Atlantic Coast Fibers
Bay Path Furniture
Becton Dickinson & Company
Bright Star Industries
Calibre Press
Central Trust Company
Chiefs
Citizens & Southern Georgia Corporation
Creative Castings
Dental Benefit Providers
A. Epstein & Sons International
Flexcon Company
Furniture Interiors
Giant Food
General Trading Corporation
R.A. Hamilton Corporation
Hibernia National Bank
Home Savings of America
Horace Small Apparel Company
Law & Order Magazine
MBB Helicopter Corporation
Mellon Bank
Midlantic Bank
Mosler
NVRyan
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Pachmayr
Parrott Oil Corporation
Perpetual Savings Bank
Potomac Marketing
Red, White & Blue Police & Fire Supplies
Richard A. Rosenblatt & Company
Riggs National Bank
Rockwell International Corporation
Walt Rollins
Safariland
Security Forces
Short Builder Services
South Carolina National Bank
Spencer Savings Bank
Spiegel
SUPPORTER $100 - $999 (con't)
Temco
Texaco
Third National Bank
Total Health Systems
Ullman Devices
U.S. Armor
U.S. Healthcare
National
Law Enforcement Officers'
News
MEMORIAL FUND, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: PAUL MARCONE
MARCH 14, 1989
703/827-0518
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL GETS
FINAL SITE APPROVAL
Washington, D.C. -- The D.C. City Council today gave final approval
to legislation that clears the way for a National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial to be built on Judiciary Square, three acres of
federally-owned park land in Washington, D.C.
"This is yet another major step forward in this long overdue
effort to honor our law enforcement officers," said Craig Floyd,
Chairman of the non-profit National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Fund, Inc. (NLEOMF). "Judiciary Square was the unanimous
choice of the 15 law enforcement groups that sit on our board. It
has strong historical and present day ties to law enforcement; it is
a prominent and easily accessible site; and it will comfortably
accommodate the thousands of police officers, surviving family
members and supporters who annually attend the National Peace
Officers' Memorial Day ceremony every May 15th," added Floyd.
Today's action marked the formal end of a one and a half year
site approval process for the Memorial. The five other review
bodies all gave their endorsement of the site over a year ago.
They included the National Capital Memorial Commission, the
Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Planning Commission,
the D.C. Task Force on Memorials on Public Land, and D.C. Mayor
Marion Barry.
The Memorial, which was authorized to be built by an act of
Congress in 1984, will honor all federal, state and local law
enforcement officers who die in the line of duty, as well as all
those who serve. There have been an estimated 30,000 law
enforcement deaths in our nation's history, with one officer being
killed in our country every 57 hours. There are approximately
500,000 sworn American law enforcement officers serving today,
according to Floyd.
The proposed design for the Memorial features an oval "pathway
of remembrance" which will display the names of officers killed in
1360 Beverly Road
(more)
Suite 305
McLean, VA 22101
703/827-0518 fax: 703/448-1236
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the line of duty on a three-foot high wall. Design plans also call
for a raised granite plaza to be highlighted by a grouping of bronze
law enforcement figures. At night, the Memorial Fund wants to shine
a crystal blue laser beam skyward as a symbol of the "thin blue
line" of protection that our law officers provide. The Memorial was
designed by Washington, D.C.-based architect Davis Buckley. While
the Commission of Fine Arts has endorsed the design concept, a
series of design approvals are still pending.
Floyd today extended his thanks to D.C. Mayor Marion Barry,
D.C. Police Chief Maurice T. Turner, Jr. and the City Council for
their "important support of this richly deserved tribute to law
enforcement. With the drug and crime war raging in the District and
across the country, our police officers need to know they have our
support, now more than ever," Floyd stated. "Today's action sends
that message loud and clear.
Approximately $2.5 million has been raised by corporations, law
enforcement groups and more than 220,000 individuals to construct
the Memorial, Floyd reported. The remaining funds must be raised
before ground-breaking, which is scheduled for later this year.
Tax-deductible donations can be sent to: National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 1360 Beverly Road, Suite 305,
McLean, Virginia 22101 (phone: 703-827-0518).
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NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL
ine National
Sheriff
The Magazine of the National Sheriffs' Association
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Nation's Sheriffs Need to Support, Promote
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
T
he recent unveiling of the de-
history of this country:
sign for the National Law En-
In the most recent year for
forcement Officers Memorial
comprehensive data-1986 of-
offers an excellent opportunity to
ficers were killed, 21,655 were
restate the significance of this mon-
wounded and 64,259 were as-
ument.
saulted with a weapon.
Many of the nation's heroes have
In the last 10 years, 1,431 offi-
been memorialized in Washington,
cers have been killed, 210,555
D.C., over the years, but this coun-
have been wounded and
try's law enforcement officers-men
583,699 have been assaulted.
and women who put their lives on
Of the 600,000 active law en-
the line everyday-do not have their
forcement officers in the nation,
own monument. It is important to
one is killed every 48 hours.
remember that the Memorial is not
As a brotherhood, it is imperative
just to remember our comrades who
that we come together in supporting
have fallen in the line of duty; it is a
such a unique cause. By supporting
focal point for the nation's law en-
forcement community.
Sheriff Henry Healey
the Memorial, we are honoring
NSA President
those officers who have given the su-
The Memorial has become a real-
preme sacrifice-their lives-in the
ity thanks to the efforts and funds of
line of duty: We are also sending a
literally thousands of individuals.
message to these officers' families
The thrust of the current activities
As members of NSA and particu-
that their loved ones are not forgot-
dates back to October 19, 1984, when
larly as members of the law enforce-
ten; they are heroes. And, we are
President Reagan signed into law a
ment community, it is imperative
bringing the law enforcement com-
bill authorizing the National Law En-
that we support the Memorial. We
munity closer together by educating
forcement Officers Memorial Fund
should contribute monetarily as well
officers around the nation that the
(NLEOMF) to establish the Memorial
as with vigorous support.
Memorial is their monument-a
on federal land in Washington, D.C.
Besides your own personal contri-
tribute recognizing the risks they
The law was unanimously passed by
bution. you should consider solicit-
are exposed to everyday:
Congress.
ing support from individuals and
Craig Floyd, NLEOMF executive
The National Sheriffs' Association
merchants in your own respective
director, best summarized law en-
has also played a role in the devel-
communities. Other groups to con-
forcement's feelings toward the
opment of NLEOME NSA is one of 15
tact are service organizations. such
Memorial. "In the past, we have built
major law enforcement organiza-
as the Jaycees, and fraternal organi-
memorials to honor those who have
tions represented on NLEOMF's
zations such as the Masons or the
lost their lives in foreign wars. Now
board of directors.
Elks.
we will finally pay tribute to the
Among other activities, the board
Fundraising is never an easy task,
brave men and women who are
of directors is responsible for over-
but everyone needs to keep in mind
fighting the war against crime here
seeing the organization's fundrais-
the mission. The following are a few
at home."
ing. The significance of this chore is
facts which should drive home the
We have waited too long. Make
that apart from the Memorial's
importance of the Memorial to all
your donation today:
site-i.e. the land-no federal funds
law enforcement officials:
will be used, according to NLEOME
415 sheriffs and deputy sheriffs
Contributions can be made to the
The Memorial is expected to cost $5
have been killed in the line of
National Law Enforcement Officers
million when it is finally com-
duty since 1976.
Memorial Fund, 1360 Beverly Road,
pleted-tentatively scheduled for
Approximately 30,000 law en-
McLean, VA 22101. Be sure to men-
May 15, 1990. Currently; $1.2 million
forcement officers have been
tion NSA when making your dona-
have been raised.
killed in the line of duty in the
tion.
From the Director
Honor Our Law Officers-It's Time
By William S. Sessions, Director, FBI
F
or the past 25 years, our nation has
risks our law officers assume every hour
paused on May 15th to commemo-
of every day on behalf of their fellow citi-
rate Peace Officers' Memorial Day, a spe-
zens. The FBI is proud to be among the
cial occasion dedicated to honoring the
supporters of this project.
extraordinary service and sacrifice of
The memorial, which was authorized
America's law enforcement officers. We
by the U.S. Congress, will signify the
will do so again this year, and for good
respect and appreciation of our citizens
reason.
for the valiant efforts of the men and
I think the words of Sir Winston
women who, today and over the years,
Churchill, paying tribute to the Royal Air
have made many personal sacrifices so
Force in 1940, are very appropriate with
that our nation's citizens can live in a
respect to America and her law enforce-
lawful society.
ment personnel: "Never in the field of
This memorial will be more than a
human conflict was so much owed by so
monument to the law enforcement pro-
many to so few."
fession. It will focus much-needed atten-
The law enforcement officer is the front
tion on the needs and concerns of the law
line of defense in the war on drugs, the
enforcement community, as well as those
protector of our homes and businesses,
of the survivors of officers killed in the
and the safekeeper of our nation's
line of duty. It will heighten public
borders and highways. Our law officers
awareness of our nation's crime problem
are called upon to help their fellow citi-
and the need for an intensified crime
zens millions of times each year, and
prevention effort. It will boost the morale
those calls for help do not go un-
of our nation's law officers by showing
answered.
them how much we appreciate the work
In the performance of their duties, law
they do. It will provide all of our citizens
enforcement officers are required to make
with an important opportunity to say
great sacrifices. According to Uniform
thank you to their law enforcement offi-
Crime Reporting Program statistics, in the
cers for their commitment.
past 10 years, 590,822 law officers were
As have most law enforcement agen-
assaulted, 204,584 injured and 1,525 felon-
cies, whether local, state or federal, the
iously and accidentally killed in the line
FBI has lost special agents in the line of
of duty. During the same period, UCR
duty. Their deaths have been a great
data show that approximately 475,853 law
loss-not only to their families and the
officers in America put their lives on the
FBI, but also to the communities they
line daily, and one of them dies every 59
have served.
hours. Those who die are in the prime of
During a recent ceremony honoring
their lives; on an average, they are 35
fallen FBI special agents, I remarked that
years old.
those brave men and women could have
Our law officers know the risks inher-
chosen professions that paid far more,
ent in their jobs, but the death of a law
demanded much less and presented
officer should neither be expected nor
fewer dangers. Instead, they chose to
accepted as a part of the job.
carry the badge and accepted the respon-
When an officer dies in the line of duty,
sibility to do their duty.
that brave man or woman deserves the
A national recognition of their sacrifice
very special remembrance that Peace
and the sacrifices of all who have given
Officers' Memorial Day provides. How-
their lives is a fitting tribute to their valor.
ever, May 15th comes only once a year,
The National Law Enforcement Officers
and law enforcement is a year-round, 24-
Memorial deserves the support of all
hour-a-day profession. It is therefore fit-
Americans.
ting that efforts are underway to build a
Additional information about this
national memorial in Washington, D.C., to
worthy cause can be obtained from the
honor those law officers who serve and
National Law Enforcement Officers
those who give their lives. The memorial
Memorial Fund, Inc., Suite 305, 1360 Bev-
will serve as a constant reminder of the
erly Rd., McLean, VA 22101.
THE POLICE CHIEF/MAY 1989
President's Message
The National Police Memorial:
Time is Running Out!
F
ar too many law enforcement officers
also be approved shortly. But only half of
national recognition as the thousands who
know what it is like to be touched
the $5 million required for construction has
also gave their lives to protect our country
directly by the loss of a police colleague
been raised thus far, with a congressionally
in times of war. Their sacrifice is equally
and friend, killed suddenly in the line of
mandated cut-off date of October 19, 1989,
great and their cause is equally important.
duty.
approaching rapidly.
Now, as time grows short, I feel it is only
To the public, these events are sad-the
Many still do not understand that there
fitting that police officers around the
tragic scenarios and their aftermaths
is no federal mandate that the memorial be
nation rededicate themselves to ensuring
played-out time and again on television
built, only an authorization for construc-
that this memorial becomes a reality. Of all
and in the media: a flag-draped coffin, the
tion if sufficient funds can be raised by
citizens in this country, we should best
mourning spouse and bewildered children,
October 19. Nor are there any federal
understand the immediate and long-term
fellow officers consoling one another and a
monies allocated for the memorial's con-
significance of this tribute. For us, it should
seemingly endless procession of police
struction; the effort must be completed by
be a very personal undertaking and will be
officers from neighboring jurisdictions who
charitable contributions.
a very personal memorial. It will enshrine-
come to pay their respects.
Paul Marcone of the National Law
not only names and places but the tangible
For police officers and their families,
Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund notes
memories of those with whom we served
these events and rituals have a far deeper,
in this issue of the Police Chief that many
and the collective worth of present and
more personal and enduring meaning.
have responded to the need for private
future police service.
Long after the news media have moved on
contributions-corporations, community
There is a place now in Washington,
to other events, the name of the officer has
organizations, police associations and
D.C., that serves an analogous purpose for
faded in public memory and the news-
leagues, and private citizens alike. Their
a large body of the American people who
paper clippings have turned brown in fam-
generous contributions are not only grate-
suffered directly or indirectly during a
ily albums, the living memory of that
fully acknowledged, but are testimony to
tragic phase in our recent history. The
officer will remain with those who shared
the broad-based public support for the
Vietnam War Memorial is the most-visited
the challenges of daily police work.
memorial. These contributors, like myself,
outdoor shrine in our nation's capital-a
The statistics on police line-of-duty
believe that our fallen law enforcement
worthy place where those who served, as
deaths indicate that these events are set in
comrades deserve the same type of
well as those who were touched by that
motion somewhere in our nation about
war, can pay their respects, reflect on their
every 57 hours. During the past ten years
loss and feel at home with personal
1,525 officers have died in the line of duty
emotions.
and estimates hold that some 30,000 more
It is only fitting that a similar place be
have given their lives in the course of our
consecrated in our capital so that persons
nation's history. Add to this the hundreds
from all walks of life can pay tribute to our
of thousands who have been seriously
police heroes and reflect on the daily con-
injured or permanently disabled, and the
tributions of law enforcement officers
national dimensions of this tragedy
nationwide. But this will only become a
become even more devastating. Yet, in
reality if each of us helps by adding what-
spite of the casualties, risks, and sacrifices,
ever financial support we can to meet the
each day about half a million men and
memorial's financial goal. If we as law
women across the country willingly place
enforcement officers can collectively
themselves in harm's way in order that
answer this need over the next six months,
their communities and our nation may be a
the memorial will have an added meaning
safer place to live.
to each of us.
In 1984, recognizing the past and present
I trust that in a few years, with your sup-
sacrifices of this country's police commun-
port, a Peace Officers' Memorial Day will
ity, President Reagan authorized the estab-
be commemorated on hallowed ground in
lishment of a National Law Enforcement
our nation's capitol, where we can prop-
Officers' Memorial to be built on public
erly honor the memory of our police
land in our nation's capital. Today, the site
heroes and rededicate ourselves to carry-
for construction has been approved and it
ing on the noble work to which they were
is expected that the memorial's design will
Charles D. Reynolds
so devoted.
8
THE POLICE CHIEF/MAY 1989
volume 1, 1988
service
star
ADD
SAVICE
department of the treasury
united states secret service
Each year hundreds of law
enforcement officers around the
country are killed in the line of
duty. In 1984, Congress
authorized the establishment of a
National Law Enforcement
Memorial, located in Washington,
D.C., honoring all federal, state,
and local law enforcement
officers killed while performing
their duties. The Memorial will
pay tribute to these fallen heroes
and commend the more than
600,000 active officers who
continue to risk their lives every
day.
The Memorial is financed
Message
totally through tax deductible
private contributions. All funds
from the
for the project must be raised by
October 1989 in order for the
ground breaking to begin on
Director
schedule. I urge you to consider
donating what you can to this
worthy cause. The Service has a
personal interest in seeing the
Memorial built-Stewart Perry
Watkins, Julie Cross, Manuel de
J. Marrero-Otero, Donald A.
Bejcek, Donald W. Robinson,
George P. LaBarge, and Richard
T. Cleary just to name a few of
our own who deserve this honor.
The Memorial will serve as a
lasting tribute to their many
sacrifices. In the coming months
information will be provided to
each of you. Please review the
material and give whatever you
can to support this most worthy
cause.
The Washington Post
JAMES J. KILPATRICK
Honoring Officers Of The Law
WASHINGTON - To the best of my recol-
We ought to honor Benjamin Grogan and
lection, I have used this column only once in
Gerald Dove, special-agents of the FBI. They
the past 22 years to urge support of a public
died in April 1986 in a gun battle with bank
fund-raising effort. That was for the Vietnam
robbers in a Miami suburb.
Veterans Memorial. Let me break a rule once
We ought to honor Officer John Martinez of
more. The National Law Enforcement Officers'
the California Highway Patrol. As he was clear-
Memorial Fund deserves your help.
ing accident debris from the San Bernardino
We tend to take our police, like our armed
Freeway in Alhambra, he was shot and killed
services, pretty much for granted. Except when
by a heroin addict who happened to pass by in
we see a state trooper on patrol or a cop di-
a car.
recting traffic, officers are largely out of sight
We ought to honor Trooper Robert L. Cog-
and out of mind. Few of us ever have met an
gins of North Carolina. In September 1985,
agent of the FBI or the Drug Enforcement Ad-
attempting to question the driver of a stolen
ministration. We tend to forget that law en-
pickup truck, he was overpowered and slain
forcement is a dangerous business, and that it
with his own service weapon.
demands a devotion to public service beyond
We ought to honor Carlos Negron, a New
anything ever asked of most Americans.
Jersey state trooper. In May 1984 he was shot
Just as we honor those who have died in
to death in a cold-blooded ambush staged by a
military service, so we should honor those who
member of the Black Liberation Army. Negron
have died in law enforcement. Toward this end,
had approached an apparently disabled van to
Congress in 1984 unanimously authorized a me-
see if he could help the occupants.
morial to law enforcement officers who have
We ought to honor the women officers who
died in the line of duty. Like the Vietnam me-
have served as bravely as their male compa-
morial, this memorial would be erected on pub-
triots. Alma Waters of the Meridian, Miss.,
lic property but it must be privately financed.
Police Department was slain in December 1985
Work must begin by Oct. 19, 1989. A fund of
as she attempted to handle a family disturbance.
$5 million will be sought.
In San Diego, Patrolwoman Kelly A. Bazer died
Over the past 10 years, more than a thousand
this past January of gunshot wounds. A few days
law enforcement officers have given their lives
later in Kansas City, Patrolwoman Maureen K.
for our protection. Last year the toll numbered
Murphy met the same fate.
95. Sixty died of gunshot wounds, 21 from traffic
We ought to honor so many others. Officer
accidents. Eleven died in plane crashes, two
Baron Haynes of New York City testified against
from a bomb. One drowned, and one died of a
a criminal defendant; in July of last year he was
heart attack brought on by pursuit of a fleeing
shot fatally in revenge. Probation Officer Harold
felon.
Gray of Tallahassee was killed by one of his
We ought to honor Lt. John P. Frisco of the
probationers. In Tucson, a drug runner shot
Windcrest (Texas) Police Department. He died
and killed Agent Glenn Miles. In Washington,
in December 1985 in attempting to arrest a
D.C., Officer Kevin Welsh drowned as he sought
sneak thief who sped from the scene of the
to save a woman's life.
crime in a pickup truck. Frisco was hurled from
the truck and killed by another automobile.
All contributions are tax deductible, and the
We ought to honor Trooper Oren Hindman
fund of course will be publicly audited. The
of South Dakota. He was fatally stabbed in May
address is 1575 I St., NW, Suite 1075, Wash-
1985 as he sought to arrest a man and woman
ington, D.C. 20005. As we respect the rule of
for drunken driving.
law, let us honor those who enforce it.
We ought to honor Trooper Bruce K. Smalls
of South Carolina. One morning in September
New Address:
1985 he received a report that a motor home
was being driven in an erratic manner. As he
pulled the vehicle to the side of the highway,
1360 Beverly Road
he was shot in the face and upper torso with a
Suite 305
.357 Magnum handgun.
McLean, VA 22101
HDAY. June 17. 1989
CheWashington
Galleries: Kevin MacDonald's
2
Weekend TV: Highlights
paintings at David Adamson
in Beverly Hills'
3
Style
6
and listings
Movies: Bartel's 'Class Struggle
7
Opera: "Siegfried" shines in
the 'Ring' cycle
Cityscape
How Many
D4 SITURDAY. JUNE 17. 1989
THE WASHINGTON POST
More
trary. the heavy-handed architectur-
Washington
al surround of bosques of trees and
dense, high hedges. and the fixed
perspective of the narrow walkway
Memorials?
Memorials:
(accommodating but two visitors
walking side by side), reinforce it in
an almost claustrophobic way.
Nor do these elements memora-
Korean Vets, Police Officers Designs
Both Good
bly engage the beautiful and honord-
ic site-despite its size and its loca-
tion between the monuments to
Lead a Tight Commemorative Field
And Bad
Washington and Lincoln, this is a
memorial that very nearly closes it.
sell to the symbolic setting. There is
By Benjamin Forgey
a certain poetry to the idea of com-
Washington Print StaN Water
CITYSCAPE, From DI
ing upon a platoon of ghostly but
The unveilings this week of competition-winning designs
and a potential source of money can
very real and weary soldiers in these
for the Women in Military Service and Korean War Veter-
scare up a legislator at least to intro-
woods, but this design would take
ans memorials are but the latest signs that a new wave of
duce the memorializing notion on
major alterations to realize such a vi-
memorial building IS upon us. If the Korean War finally gets
Capitol Hill, if not actually to guaran-
sion, which, in any case, does not
its Washington memorial. can World War II be far behind?
tee its realization.
serm to have been the intent.
Absolutely not. A bill authorizing the construction of just
In certain respects the situation is
The Law Enforcement Officers
such a memorial has been introduced in Congress, its pas-
not so out of control as the above
Memorial, in a commissioned design
sage a certainty. Less certain of adoption but each with de-
partial lists would make it seem.
by architect Davis Buckley, also uses
voted champions are bills authorizing memorials to Martin
Congress did act with anticipatory
Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Raoul Wallenberg. Yugo-
wisdom three years ago by adopting
plantings as significant architectural
slav general Draza Mihailovich, the 82nd Airborne Division,
the Commemorative Works Act,
elements, but more sensitively.
American journalists (killed in wars) and the Merchant Ma-
which establishes significant proce-
Here, curving double rows of litle-
dural roadblocks to the erection of
leaf linden trees, tightly clipped into
rine. among others.
In addition to the memorials to the Korean War vets and
just any old memorial in the monu-
rectangular shapes similar to those
the military women, others already authorized by Congress
mental core. including Arlington Na-
of the ironwoods in Dumbarton
Design for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
and at some stage of design include a National Law En-
tional Cemetery and the Mall from
Oaks, would at once define the me-
forcement Officers Memorial III Judiciary Square, a National
the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial.
er again. Rather, for several decades
Similarities stop there, however.
morial (underneath the trees are
Peace Garden at Hams Point. a Black Revolutionary War
Under this system any memorial
artists and architects preferred to
The designers of the Korean War
proposed low stone walls carrying
Patriots memorial III Constitution Gardens and a Khalil Gib-
located in this critical area must be
ignore the issues of commemorative
memorial, a leam of four architects
the names of officers killed in the
ran memorial off Massachusetts Avenue NW. Then. there
"of preeminent historical and lasting
art altogether or, when forced, opt-
and landscape architects from Penn
line of duty) and engage the sur-
always IS the long-stalled memorial to Franklin Delano Roo-
significance to the nation," and both
ed for radical abstraction and bom-
State, selected a narrative theme for
rounding architecture. Arranged on
sevelt. designed 13 years ago by landscape architect Law-
site selection and design require
bastic originality, as anyone familiar
their piece, and stuck to it. The focal
a north-south axis at the edges of
rence Halprin for a splendid site in West Potomac Park but
three separate approvals-those of
with the string of rejected. pre-Hal-
point of the design is the American
the site, the trees would celebrate
unbuilt for lack of $50 million or so in unappropriated feder-
the secretary of the interior, the Na-
prin FDR memorials will attest.
flag atop a high standard, to be ap-
the building museum, on the north,
al funds.
tional Capital Planning Commission
In the last decade or so, however,
proached by a narrow pathway
and the old city hall building to the
All of this is comparable in intensity to but less focused
and the Commission of Fine Arts.
there have been positive signs of a
framed on either side by files of
south without closing off views of
than the urges to memorialize the armies and events of the
But it is inherently a reactive system
new consensus, based upon a mar-
combat-equipped soldiers.
the modest buildings east and west.
Civil War and World War 1. Those who keep track of such
that offers only vague guidelines
riage of abstract, site-specific land-
The memorial. in other words.
The figurative element in Buck-
things also know that there are dozens of other proposals in
concerning the subjects of memori-
scape designs with figurative sculp-
the air, including memorials to the 3rd and 63rd Infantry
tells a story of soldiers motivated by
ley's design cannot be judged-the
als, and vaguer ones concerning
tural elements. But in some ways
Divisions and the 11th Airborne Division, to native Ameri-
patriotism-a punch-packing story
artist, Raymond Kaskey, is working
their design.
we're still at the wheel-inventing
can and Hispanic American members of the armed forces,
to be sure but a very simple one told
on it-but the placement, close to
And this IS, indeed, the rub, for
stage, as two of the recent designs
to Christopher Columbus. the American housewife, the vic-
in an emphatic, simple way. It is a
the back of a Metro elevator struc-
our reborn memorializing impulse
illustrate.
tims of Pan American Flight 103, glider pilots, education,
story such as generals would like to
ture. seems fitting, as does the idea
comes at a time of uncertainty, not
One, the Korean War Veterans
John Adams. John Muir and Joseph Kraft. There are per-
hear again and again-and generals
of allowing the artist an opportunity
haps a zillion or SO proposals to add this or that thing to the
to say confusion, as to what consti-
Memorial, is pretty bad, The other,
did form the backbone of the 10-
to conceive the work in its entirety.
tutes a proper memorial.
the Law Enforcement Officers Me-
Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
member competition jury-a nostal-
Other elements in the design remain
Obviously, proliferation presents a problem, not only in
It was well and good for designers
morial, is pretty good.
gic and unidimensional celebration of
to be worked out precisely too, but
sheer numbers but also in terms of maintaining a symbolic
of yesteryear, starting with Pierre
Each, ironically, follows the recent
a citizen army obeying duty's call
each piece seems in order here,
equilibrium. especially in the city "s-and the nation's-
Charles L'Enfant and continuing
pattern, setting up figurative, me-
(and orders), but lacking emotional
from the rows of trees to the paved,
monumental core. It seems almost as if anyone with a cause
through Robert Mills (the Washing-
morializing sculptures within a
richness and excluding other inter-
open space at the center of the site,
ton Monument), Henry Bacon and
framework of landscape architec-
See CITYSCAPE.
Daniel Chester French (the Lincoln
pretations.
with its symmetrical plantings of
ture. And each starts with about half
Memorial), Henry Merwin Shrady
With luck, artists of talent and in-
trees and its own defining canopy of
the battle won, for the sites are
(the statuary tribute to Grant) and
beautiful and appropriate-the Ko-
sight will be found to sculpt the 38
an exquisite, metal trellis. Buckley,
John Russell Pope and Rudulph Ev-
rean War memorial to be situated in
infantrymen from blocks of gray
it would seem, has responded to the
ans (the Jefferson Memorial) to mar-
Ash Woods, southeast of the Lincoln
granite, but the range of expression
particularities of the site, and is well
ry figurative sculpture to adapta-
Memorial, in balance with the Viet-
is definitively limited by the concep-
on the way to making a memorable
tions of classical architecture. They
nam Veterans Memorial; the Law
tion. None of the other elements
place out of it.
did well, not to say magnificently,
Enforcement Officers Memorial In
mentioned by the architects in their
Subtlety. modesty, proportion and
with this formula, which was the
the more or less unpeopled heart of
descriptions of the design-zones of
strength. Resonant symbolism and
150-year norm for American memo-
Judiciary Square, now a grassy plaza
war and of peace, demarcated by
sensitivity to site. The forming of
rial art and architecture.
(between Fourth, Fifth, E and F
changes in landscape and water
places that are, yes. instructive, but
But this comforting line of cultural
streets NW) framed on three sides
treatments, and a wall of inscriptions
also uplifting and, even, enjoyable.
continuity was broken at mid-20th
by judicial buildings and on the north
and rehef sculptures detailing other
Qualities hard but not impossible to
century, and no one has quite fig.
by the heroic Old Pension Building,
aspects of the war-counterbalanc-
come by of late in memorial archi-
ured out how to tie the ends togeth-
now the National Building Museum.
es the main story line. To the con-
tecture.
Design for the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
by a team from Penn State.
CHICAGO, IL
SUN-TIMES
D. 604,862-S.
CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA
Police gather funds for D.C. memorial
By Phillip J. O'Connor
granite stone surface, a technique
used on the Vietnam Veterans
Each of Chicago's 12,190 police
officers will soon be asked to do-
Widow pension 'lock' sought
Memorial in Washington.
"Unfortunately, unlike the Viet-
nate $10 to help pay for a $5
nam Memorial, we will be adding
million National Law Enforce-
Police Supt. LeRoy Martin plans to aid widows
He said John Dineen, president of the Fraternal
about 150 names a year to our
ment Officers Memorial in Wash-
of officers killed in the line of duty by seeking a
Order of Police, has pledged his support in seek-
memorial," Marcone said. Last
ington, D.C.
change in pension laws and by organizing a new
ing such changes in the Legislature.
year, 159 officers were killed, in-
"I certainly feel it is a worthy
support group to help the widows raise their
Martin said he decided to organize a new
cluding two in Chicago.
project," said Police Supt. LeRoy
children.
support group for widows after talking with a
At opposite edges of the three-
Martin. "We who have been on
Widows of slain officers now lose their hus-
number of widows last week in Springfield.
acre memorial site will be a group-
the front line for so long and have
band's pension if they remarry, even if their new
They were attending the dedication of a site at
ing of bronze law enforcement fig-
not been recognized will now get.
spouse dies or the second marriage ends in di-
which a monument will be erected in memory of
ures and a water fountain. At
our due recognition."
vorce, Martin said.
all Illinois police officers killed in the line of duty.
night, a blue laser beam will shine
John Dineen, president of the
"I don't think that is right," he said. "I think
People may think that "once these Gold Star
skyward as a reminder of the
Fraternal Order of Police, asked
the pension should be reinstated if the marriage
families are financially secure that life just contin-
"thin blue
Martin to allow contributions to
doesn't hold or their new spouse dies.
ues on" without problems, Martin said. But in
line" of pro-
be made through a one-time pay-
"The widows don't mind losing the pension if
chatting with widows he found that's not the case.
tection law en-
roll deduction and Martin agreed.
they remarry, but want it reinstated if the mar-
Some widows told "real horror stories" on
forcement of-
Pledge cards will be distributed
riage doesn't work out or their new spouse dies.
rearing children without a father, he added.
ficers provide.
soon.
They should be able to come back to the pension
"I want to organize a support group within the
Rose Wen-
If everybody on the force gives
board and have it reinstated."
Police Department to interact with the kids" of
zel, widow of a
$10 each, it would raise $121,900.
Martin said a number of police widows are
widows who are having problems raising them, he
slain Chicago
The New York City Patrolmen's
reluctant to risk trying a second marriage because
said.
patrol officer,
Benevolent Association has raised
of fears they will lose the pensions if things don't
Martin said he envisions male officers, all vol-
said she was
$400,000.
work out.
unteers, lending assistance to widows encounter-
pleased a me-
Director Jeremy D. Margolis of
"I will work with our state legislators to try to
ing problems with their youngsters because of a
morial will be
the Illinois State Police Depart-
change this," Martin said.
lack of male supervision. -Phillip J. O'Connor
erected be-
Rose Wenzel
ment said troopers have made in-
cause it will help the public re-
dividual donations for the memo-
member officers killed in the line
rial and "we are proud to be a
of duty. "Sometimes people tend
part of" the effort.
honor officers "who have gone out
forcement people have made con-
blocks from the Capitol, National
to forget," she said.
Margolis said society "owes a
and given the ultimate in public
tributions, along with corpora-
Archives, Smithsonian Museums
"Once the memorial is built, I
special debt to all police officers,
service, their lives, for what we
tions, Marcone said. Donations
and the Mall.
would like to go to Washington
especially those who have given
believe is a very noble cause."
may be sent to the fund at 1360
Marcone said the memorial will
and see my husband's name on it.
their lives in the line of duty."
The National Law Enforcement
Beverly Road, McLean, Va. 22101.
honor about 30,000 law enforce-
I've heard that when people see
Bob Long, FBI spokesman in
Officers Memorial Fund, which
The three-acre site, donated by
ment officers killed in the line of
relatives' or friends' names on the
Chicago, discussing the memorial,
plans to break ground for the
the federal government, is sur-
duty since 1794, when the first
Vietnam Memorial it is a very
said, "We in the FBI very strongly
memorial in October in Washing-
rounded by court buildings and is
U.S. marshal was slain.
moving experience."
support this mission." He said
ton's Judiciary Square, has raised
a short distance from FBI Head-
The memorial design features a
Her husband, Robert Wenzel,
agents here and across the nation
$2.6 million so far, said Paul Mar-
quarters and Washington Police
tree-lined "pathway of remem-
35, was shot to death Jan. 19,
have also made donations.
cone, communications director.
Headquarters. Situated on a sub-
brance," including names of fallen
1973, after he stopped a motorist
Long said the memorial will
More than 260,000 non-law en-
way stop, it's also just a few
officers engraved on a 3-foot-high
for speeding on Lake Shore Drive.
Memorial will
recall peace
CLEVELAND, oH
PLAIN DEALER
D. 447,033-S. 560,515
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN AREA
officers' gift
MAY
By VIVIAN ENEY
If there is any doubt that our
profession. For all of us, it will be
O
n Aug. 24, 1984. my hus-
brave officers deserve a national
a lasting symbol of enormous pride.
band, Sgt. Christopher S.
memorial. consider these shocking
Apart from the land, no federal
Eney, became the first U.S.
statistics. According to the FBI, one
funds will be used for building the
Capitol policeman to die in the line
police officer is killed in this coun-
memorial. More than $2.5 million
of duty in its 142-year history. How
try every 57 hours.
has been raised from corporations.
can I forget the day that changed
More than 20,000 officers are
law enforcement organizations and
my world forever?
Chris and I had been married 12
injured each year, out of some
more than 250,000 individuals. The
years and had two daughters,
60,000 who are assaulted. In 1988,
remaining funds must be raised
Heather and Shannen, who were 9
159 officers lost their lives in the
before groundbreaking, which is
and 11. Telling my children at the
line of duty. Their average age was
scheduled for later this year.
hospital that their father was dead
27. Many were married - the
Judiciary Square, a prominent
mothers and fathers of young chil-
federally owned park in Washing-
was the hardest thing I've ever
dren.
ton, D.C., has been selected as the
done. There are no words to
describe the shock, pain and fear
But what these somber statistics
site for the memorial. The design
can't tell us is how we, as a society,
will include the names of fallen
of those first weeks. For some time
should respond to these deaths.
officers engraved on a stone wall
I felt I could not go on. But slowly I
began to put my life back together.
How do you heal the emotional
along a tree-lined oval pathway. A
In the process I realized that I was
wounds that linger long after a
grouping of bronze law enforce-
fallen officer is buried? How does
ment figures will be displayed on a
not alone. Tragically, there are
a widowed mother with two young
raised plaza. This beautiful memo-
thousands of police survivors
across the country.
children deal with such a monu-
rial will stand as a special place
Shortly after Chris's death I
mental loss? Emotional healing is a
where police survivors and all law
became involved in Concerns of
large part of what the memorial is
enforcement officers can draw
strength and inspiration.
Police Survivors (COPS), a national
all about.
And it's not only survivors who
One thing that makes this memo-
self-help support group for survi-
need support. The policeman who
rial so special is that it will be
vors of officers killed on duty. My
built largely from small contribu-
work with COPS helped my family
remains on the job is also left
and me to cope with Chris's death.
scarred, wondering whether the
tions, not only from the law
risks and sacrifices are worth it
enforcement community but also
Through working with other survi-
from hundreds of thousands of car-
vors I found that far beyond finan-
and whether anyone really cares
ing citizens. The success so far of
cial support, what survivors need
the memorial fund's fund-raising
most is emotional support. Survi-
efforts is particularly gratifying to
vors need to know that they are not
police survivors. It is a resounding
alone - that people care.
It is a resounding
affirmation that the American peo-
I also was shocked to learn that
ple believe law enforcement heroes
there is not a national memorial to
affirmation that the
deserve the same type of lasting
honor the extraordinary sacrifice
and service of our law enforcement
American people
recognition the nation has
accorded Americans who have died
officers. There are monuments to
believe law
defending their fellow citizens in
American soldiers who died in for-
enforcement heroes
foreign wars.
eign wars, but there are no monu-
It touches me to know that the
ments to those who fight the war
deserve lasting
American people do care and that
on crime here at home. That's why
in the fall of 1986, I became an
recognition.
Chris's sacrifice will be forever
honored and remembered - not
active member of the National Law
only by his family and friends -
Enforcement Officers Memorial
but the entire nation. That's why I
Fund.
continue to work as hard as I can
In 1984, Congress and the presi-
on behalf of this project.
dent enacted a law authorizing this
about the service police provide.
We are close to realizing this
memorial. The National Law
The National Law Enforcement
long-awaited dream. All Americans
Enforcement Officers Memorial
Officers Memorial will remind sur-
should join together in this long
Fund Inc. was directed by Congress
vivors that the sacrifice of their
overdue effort to properly honor
to build the memorial. It was incor-
loved one was not in vain and will
the brave men and women who
porated in Washington, D.C., in
never be forgotten. The memorial
patrol our streets and answer our
June 1984 solely for that purpose.
will remind active law enforcement
calls for help.
Its board includes senior execu-
tives from 15 major national law
officers that their work and sacri-
enforcement organizations -
fice are fully recognized and highly
The author and her two daughters
including COPS.
valued. For other Americans, the
live in Silver Spring, Md. She is
memorial will serve as a national
president of Concerns of Police Sur-
reminder that law enforcement is a
vivors.
uniquely dangerous and demanding
The New York Times
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988
Heroes
A coffin draped in the
been injured and 590,822
American flag surviving
have been assaulted.
officers in dress uniforms,
Every day, 500,000
mourning their fallen com-
American law-enforcement
rade families in black, quietly
officers subject themselves
sobbing, trying to understand
to these risks, on our behalf.
what cannot be understood.
How do we honor them? And how
We have seen it too many times, the
do we keep their sacrifices vivid in the
final rites for our defenders-fallen not in
public consciousness? One way is
foreign wars, but today, right here at
through the construction of the National
home in hundreds of American cities and
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
towns. Another kind of war-against
Congress has declared that the memo-
crime-is killing one American law-
rial will be built on three acres of open
enforcement officer in the line of duty
space at Washington, D.C's Judiciary
every 57 hours.
Square. Groundbreaking is planned for
Like those fallen in other wars,
Spring 1989, and the memorial should be
these men and women wear the many
ready for dedication by Peace Officers'
faces of America. They are black and they
Memorial Day, May 15, 1990.
are white; they trace their roots back to
Apart from donating the land, Con-
Asia and Africa and Europe and the Amer-
gress purposely allocated no money for
icas. They are young and old, they are
the construction. That is to come from
commanders, detectives, and foot sol-
corporations, organizations and individ-
diers in the battle against lawlessness.
ual donors. The fund-raising goal for
Consider these numbers:
the memorial is $7.5 million; more than
30,000 law-enforcement officers
$1.2 million has been raised to date.
have been killed on duty in the history of
Join us in contributing to the Na-
the U.S.
tional Law Enforcement Officers Memo-
In 1987 (the most recent data avail-
rial Fund, 1360 Beverly Road, Suite 305,
able), 155 officers were killed, 21,273
McLean, VA 22101. Contributions are tax
were wounded and 63,842 were as-
deductible. Your contribution also is a
saulted with a weapon.
symbol of support for our hometown
In the past 10 years, 1,525 police
heroes, for their service and sacrifice.
officers have been killed, 204,584 have
They deserve it. They've earned it.
Mobil®
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1988
Southwestern Connecticut's Leading Newspaper
The Sunday Post
I
100,
Lila, 101,
thair home
Habo
A MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WHO DIE ON DUTY
We think they need our support."
GROUND IS TO BE BROKEN
next spring for the National Law En-
Police Officer of the Year, speaks of the
Gayle Beckman, wife of PARADE's
DL
forcement Officers' Memorial in Wash-
memorial in more personal terms: "You
IS N
ington, D.C., a few blocks from the
know your husband is a police officer.
SIS
Capitol. The memorial will honor law offi-
You know that things are going to hap-
cers who have died in the line of duty
pen. makes you aware that each time
But when danger comes close, he it
and will recognize those now serving.
walks out that door, it could be the last."
It will include a circular "pathway of
The $5 million cost of the memorial
names," enclosed by a ring of flower- has
is being raised entirely from private
ing trees. The federal government
sources. So far, $1.5 million has been
donated a 4.5-acre site.
"One police officer dies every 57
contributed. Tax-deductible donations can be sent
hours," said Craig Floyd, executive di-
to the National Law Enforcement Of-
rector of the Memorial Fund. "Our po-
ficers' Memorial Fund, Dept. P, 1360
lice men and women have been risk-
Beverly Road, McLean, Va. 22101.
ing their lives for more than 200 years.
PAGE 14 OCTOBER 16, 1988 PARADE MAGAZINE
The Washington Times
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1988 : PAGE B5
FEDERAL REPORT
Memorial to slain police
set for Judiciary Square
ite or cast-stone colonnade enclosing
the National Capital Memorial Com-
By Dan Vukelich
a 900-foot diameter oval. The colon-
mission and Commission on Fine
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
nade will be circumscribed by a
Arts.
Officials yesterday unveiled a dar-
tree-lined path, which in turn will be
"It may be a challenge," said Craig
ing new memorial to honor police
bordered by a low-lying concave
Floyd, chairman of the privately
officers slain in the line of duty that
wall listing the names of slain police
funded National Law Enforcement
features a "thin blue line" of laser
officers.
Officers Memorial Board of Direc-
light reaching 400 feet into the
At opposite ends of the enclosed
tors.
nighttime sky, to be fired each time
plaza will be bronze statuary of po-
More than 30,000 police have been
a US police officer is killed.
lice officers and two flag poles. At
killed in U.S. history, according to an
Photo by Walter Dates The Washington Times
The new memorial is proposed for
the center will be the crystal-blue
unofficial count by police groups.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial model is unveiled yesterday at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
a three-acre site at Judiciary
laser, which will be fired at night
The memorial will be inscribed with
Firearms headquarters. (From left) Sen. Allonse D'Amato; Davis Buckley. design architect; Stephen Higgins,
Square. between 3rd and 5th and F
each time an officer is killed some-
4,500 names of officers who died on
director of BATF; Attorney General Richard Thornburgh and Sen. Claiborne Pell.
and E streets Northwest. Con-
where in the United States, Mr.
duty since Jan. 1, 1961, when the Jus-
struction IS slated to begin next
Buckley said.
tice Department began keeping rec-
spring. with dedication tentatively
Organizers concede that the dar-
while undercover in 1985.
on crime for 20 or 30 years and retire
The tree-covered walkway bor-
ords as part of its uniform crime
set for Peace Officers Memorial Day,
ing use of a laser in Mr. Buckley's
reporting system.
Attorney General Richard Thorn-
while the battle is still raging," she
dering the inscribed names is de-
May 15. 1990.
design faces obstacles in approvals
burgh said the memorial will recog-
said.
signed to be a "private place" for
Designed by Davis Buckley, ar-
that still must come from the Na-
One police officer is killed about
nize "the men and women who have
Mr. Floyd called the memorial's
contemplation. But the laser center-
chitect of the National Air and Space
tional Capital Planning Commission,
every 57 hours, Mr. Floyd said.
stood for honor, justice and dedica-
use of a blue laser beam "an appro-
piece is a "very powerful dynamic
Museum and the USA Today Build-
The memorial is expected to grow
tion and have made the ultimate sac-
priate reminder that those officers
element"that illustrates the death of
ing in Rosslyn, the memorial will
by about 153 names a year.
rifice." He called police officers the
will never again be forgotten."
police officers far more effectively
consist of a horseshoe-shaped gran-
Congress authorized the memo-
nation's "front-line of defense" who
Mr. Buckley said it IS the first
than lowering a flag to half-staff, Mr.
rial in 1985 through passage of a bill
are as deserving of a national memo-
time a laser has been incorporated
Buckley said.
sponsored by Sen. Claiborne Pell,
nal as are soldiers who died for this
into a public memorial. Sen. Alfonse
Fifteen national police groups
Rhode Island Democrat. The legisla-
country on foreign soil.
M. Amato, New York Republican,
voted unanimously for the laser's
tion called for no federal funds to be
Vivian Eney. widow of Officer
called the laser "a symbol of that
use. While they hint they are pre-
expended for construction. Organiz-
Christopher Eney: who in 1985 be-
thin blue line that on a daily basis
pared to change some elements of
must raise the expected $7.5 mil-
came the first U.S. Capitol Police Of-
comes up against the most difficult
the design, they insist the blue laser
lion cost from police groups, corpo-
ficer to die in the line of duty. said
circumstances."
beam must stay. "It's that impor-
rate and public donations. About
the absence of a police memorial
6 In artist's depictions and super-
tant," Mr. Floyd said
$1.2 million has been raised.
"has long been a sore spot" among
impositions, the laser beam. when
"Not 100 many other groups could
The design was unveiled in a cere-
survivors and others in the law-
activated. is as prominent a feature
argue that a thin blue line was an
mony at the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
enforcement community
in the Washington nighttime sky as
appropriate part of their memorial."
bacco and Firearms headquarters in
The nation's involvement in for-
the Washington Monument, visible
Mr Floyd said. "It IS important to the
the Ariel Rios Federal Building.
eign wars has ranged from four to 13
into the Virginia and Maryland sub-
people who make up The Thin Blue
named for a federal officer killed
years. but "must police fight the war
urbs.
Line' that it be included"
DAILY NEWS
NEW YORK'S PICTURE NEWSPAPER®
Wednesday, December 7, 1988
MODEL OF MEMORIAL ON DISPLAY
Tribute
7EXIT 8
to slain
police
By JAMES PETERS
Daily News Staff Writer
The statistics rattled off
by Mayor Koch were numb-
ing: Seven city cops have
died in the line of duty so
far this year; 51 during his
tenure as mayor; and since
1961, 115 housing, transit
and city police officers have
lost their lives.
It is during those sad
times that city residents cry
"bitter tears," Koch said.
But during the better times,
when cops aren't dying, but
just doing their jobs, they
deserve recognition too, the
mayor added.
"They want to be appreci-
ated," Koch said. "Cops
want to know that when
they put themselves on the
MODEL OF police memorial proposed for the nation's capital is on display at Marino Jeantet
line, that when they do the
elementary school in Corona to encourage contributions by students. Discussing the project (I. tor.) are
right thing, people will
Council Majority Leader Peter Vallone; Craig Floyd, head of the national memorial drive; Councilman
stand up and applaud
Joseph Lisa, and Police Commissioner Benjamin Ward.
KEN KOROTKIN
them."
The mayor was address-
Recognition Week in the
rial will be built in the na-
the mayor told the children.
ing his remarks to students
city.
tion's capital.
"That's how you should see
at the Marino Jeantet ele-
In addition, they were
"It's tough to be a cop,"
that cop."
mentary school in Corona,
participating in the kickoff
said Koch. "More than any-
Tax-deductible contribu-
who, along with Koch and
of a fund-raising campaign
thing else, the reason they
tions can be sent to the Na-
others-including top area
among school children in
do the job is because they
tional Law Enforcement Of-
law-enforcement officials-
the city to help pay for a na-
know it's the right thing to
ficers Memorial Fund,
were celebrating the start of
tional monument for slain
do.
Department P, 1360 Beverly
Law Enforcement Officer
cops. The $5 million memo-
"That cop is your friend,"
Road, McLean, Va. 22101.
Nation/World
Lansing State Journal
Sunday, Aug. 28, 1988
Groups fight for police memorial
By KEVIN ELLIS
stepped-up campaign.
Gannett News Service
Slain officers
"We hope we can," Casey said.
"But we need to get the public
WASHINGTON - This is a city
more involved."
of memorials.
These officers from Michi-
Presidents, scientists, soldiers
gan would be recognized
"This is really a gift of apprecia-
- even the press - are honored
on the proposed memorial:
tion from the American people,"
said the memorial fund's chair-
by statues and monuments for ser-
BARKSDALE, Andre,
man, Craig Floyd. "Law enforce-
vice to their country.
Detroit Police
ment shouldn't have to build its
But, never has there been a sa-
BOLAND, James E
own memorial by itself."
lute to law enforcement officers.
So Congress, President Reagan,
State Police
So far, most of the money has
come from the law enforcement
and several police organizations
DeSMET, Albert O.,
community with corporations
set out to create the National Law
Roseville Police
chipping in. Du Pont, for example,
Enforcement Officers Memorial
DUBIEL Daniel J., Ink-
gave $200,000 last May.
to honor federal, state, and local
ster Police
"The hardest money to raise are
officers killed in the line of duty.
FITZPATRICK, John J
the first dollars," Floyd said.
"They should at least be on the
Detroit Police
"From there, it gets easier."
same level as the others" who are
Washington architect Davis
honored, said Nashville, Tenn.,
FORTIN, Richard, Detroit
Buckley has been hired to design
Police Chief Joe Casey, president
Police
the memorial, which is envisioned
of the International Association of
HOOVER, Clay, Inkster
as a park area with perhaps sever-
Chiefs of Police. "They are out
Police
al sculptures of police and other
there every day risking their lives
PARKER, Ira, Inkster
law enforcement officers.
for law-abiding citizens."
In October 1984, President Rea-
Police
The names of law enforcement
officers killed in the line of duty
gan signed a law providing 4.5
SMITH, Linda J., Detroit
will be inscribed in stone, although
acres of federal land near the fed-
Police
the exact location of the names has
eral and D.C. courthouses for the
not been decided, Floyd said.
memorial. But with a deficit bal-
The memorial's board of direc-
looning out of control, Reagan set
sionally mandated deadline of Oct.
tors must still decide whether to
aside no money.
19, 1989.
inscribe the names of the 30,000
Police groups have banded to-
So far, the 15 police organiza-
officers killed since the Declara-
gether and created the National
tions raising the money have col-
tion of Independence or the 3,000
Law Enforcement Memorial Fund
lected about $1 million, and Casey
officers killed since the Justice
to raise $5 million to design and
and other organizers worry that
Department began keeping re-
build the project by the congres-
the deadline can't be met without a
cords in 1961.
ATLANTA, GA
CONSTITUTION
-D. 255,636-
ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA
SEP 2 1988
Paying Tribute to Slain Law Officers
By Robert Berry
including a celebrity golf tournament.
preciation for men and women who have
About $1 million has been collected.
served in blue, Mr. Schaet said.
Staff Writer
Like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Scheduled to be completed in May
With work, a little corporate largess
thousands of names on a wall may be-
1990, the memorial will stand in a 4.5-
and the support of private citizens across
the country, the memories of Georgia
come a "touchstone of pride" for police.
acre park in Judiciary Square. The me-
throughout the country, said Mr. Schaet.
morial will be near the old Police Court
lawmen Gregory L. Davis and Robert M.
"It's traditional that police officers
and a few blocks from FBI headquarters.
Kirk will live on in the public conscious-
come from all over" in a solemn show of
Current plans, designed by Davis
ness long after their lives were snuffed
the honor and legendary camaraderie
Buckley - A Professional Corporation -
out in the line of duty.
demonstrated when an officer is downed,
call for a chest-high oval concave wall,
A Washington, D.C., monument, the
National Law Enforcement Officers Me-
Mr. Schaet said.
surrounded by rows of trees, initially
morial, is planned to honor fallen law en-
Both Atlanta police officer Davis,
bearing about 5,000 slain officers' names.
forcement officers and give mourners
shot by a murder suspect Aug. 26., and
Like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
and admirers a place to go.
GBI agent Kirk, shot late Monday eve-
a theme of pride and remembrance runs
ning, are eligible to have their names
through plans for the new police
Congress passed legislation in 1984
added to the memorial. Of the more than
memorial.
allowing for the memorial, with the stip-
ulation that all funds for the memorial
600,000 law enforcement officers nation-
Plans for the memorial may include
be raised for the ground-breaking before
ally, one is killed every 57 hours, accord-
columns, representations of badges and
an October 1989 deadline. The National
ing to the memorial fund group.
entwined roses surrounded by a large
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
"Il isn't just going to be a memorial
Fund plans to break ground in April.
for the dead," said Mr. Schaet, but a
grassy open area to form the focus of the
annual National Peace Officers Memori-
"The machinery is in place to make it
place to honor all police and "a tangible,
al Day ceremony.
happen," said Donald E. Schaet, the or-
physical memorial with someone's name
ganization's executive director.
on it [to say] that somebody did care."
The park is almost twice the size of
The $7 million budget seeks $2 mil-
While law enforcement officers may
the meadow set aside for the Vietnam
lion from corporate sponsors, $1.9 mil-
feel understaffed, underpaid and under-
memorial, and the police memorial's
lion from police and the rest from pri-
appreciated, the memorial may create a
walls will have room for names of offi-
vate individuals or special projects,
dynamic place for a public show of ap-
cers killed in the future.
DENVER, CO.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
D. 327,357 - S. 367,487
DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA
MAY 12 1989
Memorial would honor country's 'forgotten' heroes
killed in the line of duty in 1987. This year, about 150
By Shawn Marie Wier
officers again will be honored and their families consoled.
Colorado
What is lacking at these gatherings is a place for the
view
families to go, a place where these heroes can be united.
M
AY is the time of year we begin to think about, reflect
There is move to. construct a National Law Enforcement
upon and honor this nation's war heroes and the
Officers' Memorial in Washington, D.C. Authorization for
sacrifices they made defending our country.
the construction and a site have been given by the federal
This month also gives us another less-publicized, less-
government, but construction must be financed privately.
celebrated "memorial" day. It is remembered mostly by
those who have a reason to remember. The date never
cized, scrutinized and made scapegoats. Attention is quick-
Five million dollars is needed to build and maintain the
ly turned on them when they err. Indeed, there are some
monument. More than $2 million already has been raised.
changes. It is known too well by those who have a reason to
think about a husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister
bad apples. There are also bad accountants, bad gas station
Colorado has lost nine officers in less than three years,
attendants and bad teachers. Yet none of them wears a
or friend who has sacrificed his or her life in a different
leaving behind eight widows and nine young children. My
type of war. These brave young men and women are being
target on his chest or risks being shot simply because of the
sons were 3½ years old and 5 1/2 weeks old when my
killed at the rate of one every 57 hours
right
here
in
our
occupation he has chosen.
husband was killed almost two years ago. I cannot describe
When an officer dies, we get a glimpse of their lives as
what it would mean to me to take my sons to a place where
own country.
Monday is National Peace Officers' Memorial Day, set
ordinary people
husbands, fathers, neighbors. As a
they can be assured that his sacrifice is not forgotten.
aside to honor all the peace officers in the United States
police widow, sister-in-law of another officer, and a friend
to many other officers and other young widows, I have
Significant donations have been made by law enforce-
who have been killed in the performance of their duties. An
become intimately familiar with the dangers I speak of, and
ment agencies and citizens in many other states. I think it is
estimated 30,000 law enforcement officers have died in the
line of duty during the course of American history, more
I have also become aware of ways to show support for this
time for Colorado to show its support for this state's and
this country's forgotten heroes.
than 1,500 in the past 10 years.
country's law enforcement officers.
We honor our war heroes, deservedly, with monuments
Each year on May 15 a ceremony is held in Washington,
and ceremonies for the lives they gave. Attention, too,
D.C., to honor this country's fallen heroes. There are semi-
Shawn Marie Wier of Morrison is a Colorado represen-
needs to be called to the dangers peace officers face daily.
nars and other activities to help survivors begin to under-
tative for the National Law Enforcement Officers' Me-
The war they fight ends for them only when they retire,
stand the tragedy that has SO dramatically changed their
quit, are injured or die.
lives. More than 7,000 officers and hundreds of survivors
morial Fund. Her husband, Denver police officer James
Peace officers, as public figures, are constantly criti-
gathered last year to honor the more than 150 officers
E. Wier, was killed in the line of duty on June 3, 1987.
POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:15 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE LISTED ON THE SPEECH CARDS]]
ALL THESE LEADERS DESERVE OUR THANKS. BUT I ALSO
WANT TO SAY: THANK YOU AMERICA. MORE THAN 400,000
INDIVIDUAL AMERICANS HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO DONATE THE
FUNDS FOR THIS MEMORIAL, A GIFT FROM A CARING PEOPLE
AND A GRATEFUL NATION.
- 2 -
THE SACRIFICES WE HONOR TODAY BEGAN ON A COLD
WINTER'S DAY IN JANUARY, 1794. ROBERT FORSYTH, A
VETERAN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ONE OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON'S NEW FEDERAL MARSHALS, ENLISTED TWO
DEPUTIES AND WENT TO SERVE SOME ROUTINE COURT PAPERS ON
THE ALLEN BROTHERS OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
BUT THEN, AS NOW, EVERY COP KNOWS THAT THERE'S NO
SUCH THING AS A "ROUTINE" ASSIGNMENT.
- 3 -
WHEN THE MARSHAL FOUND THE BROTHERS, THEY FLED
UPSTAIRS, AND FIRED A SINGLE SHOT, RIGHT THROUGH THE
DOOR. AND ROBERT FORSYTH BECAME THE FIRST CASUALTY IN
AN UNDECLARED WAR THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.
ROUTINE ASSIGNMENTS CONTINUE TO HOLD SPECIAL DANGER
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN 1988, CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER
IRMA RUIZ WAS A MOTHER OF FOUR, AND A BELOVED MOTHER
FIGURE TO DOZENS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THE HALLWAYS
SHE PATROLLED.
- 4 -
BUT WHEN A DRUG-CRAZED GUNMAN ATTACKED THE SCHOOL, IRMA
DIED PROTECTING NEARLY 200 CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.
Two COPS. Two SACRIFICES. Two CENTURIES APART.
BUT BOTH PART OF ONE TRADITION -- THE "THIN BLUE
LINE" THAT PROTECTS OUR NATION FROM THE EVIL WITHIN.
THE STORY TO BE CARVED ON THESE WALLS IS THE STORY
OF AMERICA, OF A CONTINUING QUEST TO PRESERVE BOTH
DEMOCRACY AND DECENCY, AND TO PROTECT A NATIONAL
TREASURE THAT WE CALL THE AMERICAN DREAM.
- 5 -
You KNOW THE NUMBERS. AN ESTIMATED 30,000 OFFICERS
HAVE DIED DEFENDING LAW AND ORDER IN AMERICA. ADDED TO
THIS ARE THE WOUNDED, A TOLL OF DISABILITY AND PAIN
THAT RIVALS THOSE OF AMERICA'S OVERSEAS WARS.
EACH LOSS REPRESENTS A HOMETOWN HERO, A CITY OF
FLAGS AT HALF-MAST, A SOMBER PROCESSION OF WHITE GLOVES
AND BLACK ARM-BANDS, THE BAG-PIPED STRAINS OF "AMAZING
GRACE" RISING IN THE WIND.
- 6 -
AND WITH EACH CASUALTY IS TOLD THE TALE OF A
FAMILY, so OFTEN FORGOTTEN, THE BRAVE SPOUSES AND
PARENTS AND CHILDREN WHO PAY A TERRIBLE PRICE IN
LONELINESS AND LOSS. MANY OF YOU ARE HERE TODAY, AND
MANY OF YOU HAVE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN BRINGING
THIS MEMORIAL TO LIFE.
- 7 -
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL ENSURES THAT WHAT IS
so REAL TO YOU TODAY, WILL NEVER BECOME A STATISTIC.
EACH LOSS HAS A NAME. AND EACH NAME HAS A STORY TO
TELL.
THE POLISHED GRANITE WALLS OF AMERICA'S POLICE
MEMORIAL WILL BEAR WITNESS TO THE SACRIFICE OF FRONTIER
LAWMAN LIKE FRANK DALTON OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, ONE
OF MORE THAN A HUNDRED DEPUTIES GUNNED DOWN BY OUTLAWS
IN THE AMERICAN WEST.
- 8 -
AND PROHIBITION DETECTIVES LIKE HARRY MCGINNIS,
KILLED IN 1933 IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH BONNIE AND CLYDE.
FEDERAL AGENTS LIKE SECRET SERVICEMAN LESLIE COFFELT,
MORTALLY WOUNDED WHILE PREVENTING TWO TERRORISTS FROM
ASSASSINATING PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN.
AND ORDINARY, EXTRAORDINARY POLICEMEN LIKE
PHILADELPHIA'S ALBERT VALENTINO, SHOT DOWN LAST WEEK
INVESTIGATING A BURGLARY.
- 9 -
FOR ALL WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES PROTECTING THE
PUBLIC, THIS MEMORIAL WILL STAND AS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR
COURAGE AND THEIR SACRIFICE. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE
REMEMBERED HERE, IN THE OVAL BORDER OF THE "PATHWAY OF
REMEMBRANCE." AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED DOWN
THE STREET -- IN THE OVAL OFFICE -- WHERE, SINCE THE
DAY I TOOK OFFICE, I'VE KEPT THE BADGE OF A ROOKIE COP,
MARTYRED LAST YEAR IN NEW YORK.
- 10 -
THIS MEMORIAL IS ALSO A TRIBUTE TO THE LIVING, TO
THE PARTNERS AND THE TEAMMATES OF THE FALLEN, TO THEIR
FAMILIES AND TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE FOOTSOLDIERS IN THE
BATTLE AGAINST LAWLESSNESS.
IN AN AGE OF INDIFFERENCE, YOU TOOK A STAND. You
MADE A CHOICE, YOU'VE MADE YOUR LIVES COUNT FOR
SOMETHING. AND YOUR SERVICE MATTERS NOT ONLY BECAUSE
IT SAVES LIVES AND FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. IT
MATTERS BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
- 11 -
ON MAY 13TH, MANY OF YOU GATHERED HERE, IN THIS
SAME SQUARE, TO HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR YOUR
FELLOW OFFICERS. THE NIGHT SKY WAS PIERCED BY ONE OF
THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND IMAGINATIVE MEMORIALS EVER
BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON -- A SINGLE, CRYSTAL-BLUE BEAM OF
LIGHT, A LASER, REPRESENTING THE THIN BLUE LINE.
- 12 -
Two DAYS LATER -- ON A DISMAL, DRIZZLY, WASHINGTON
AFTERNOON -- I STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH MANY OF
YOU ON CAPITOL HILL, ARMED WITH NEW PROPOSALS TO HELP
PROTECT THE PURE BLUE LIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE
INVITED CONGRESS TO JOIN US IN A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH
AMERICA'S CITIES AND STATES -- A NEW, NATIONAL STRATEGY
TO "TAKE BACK THE STREETS" -- BY TAKING CRIMINALS OFF
THE STREETS. [[PAUSE]]
- 13 -
THE STATES NEED TO DO THEIR PART AS WELL. WE NEED
MANDATORY PRISON TERMS FOR THOSE USING FIREARMS FOR
CRIME. AN END TO PLEA-BARGAINING FOR VIOLENT FIREARMS
OFFENDERS. AND FOR COP KILLERS, FOR THOSE WHO COMMIT
THE ULTIMATE CRIME -- THEY SHOULD PAY THE ULTIMATE
PRICE. [[PAUSE]]
CONGRESS HAS HAD OUR CRIME PACKAGE SINCE MAY. IT'S
TIME TO ACT. BECAUSE THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE A VITAL
PART OF OUR NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY.
- 14 -
AND BECAUSE BEFORE ANY MORE NAMES ARE ADDED TO THAT
WALL -- THE PROTECTION YOU DESERVE SHOULD BE ADDED TO
THE BOOKS. [[PAUSE]]
AND so IT IS WITH THAT HOPE -- AND WITH GREAT
PERSONAL PRIDE IN AMERICA'S POLICE, AND IN ALL WHO HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HISTORIC EFFORT -- THAT I WILL NOW
JOIN IN THE GROUND-BREAKING FOR THE NATIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL.
- 15 - -
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU, AND THOSE WE HONOR. AND
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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# #
Grant/Pinkerton in spirit
October 24, 1989
Draft four
A:harpers
Ok
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL ARTICLE
HARPER'S BAZAAR MAGAZINE
INTRODUCTION TO JANUARY ISSUE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
As we face the tough issues of the day -- from improving
education and fighting drug abuse to promoting freedom and
democracy in the world -- we look often to the characteristic
qualities of the American people for solutions. We look to
qualities like ingenuity and resourcefulness, creativity and
commitment. They form the intangible basis of the American
Dream, and the working foundation for so many American success
stories.
In addition to our unique spirit, America has also been
blessed with many natural riches -- our fertile soil and flowing
waters, our great forests and our vast prairies, our breathtaking
mountains and parklands rich in wildlife. As we work to build a
better America, the stewardship of our natural resources and the
protection of our environment are a tangible and vital legacy we
can leave to our children and grandchildren. We owe them nothing
less than a clean, safe and prosperous world.
This Administration is committed to an America -- and a
world -- that are environmentally safe, clean and beautiful. We
have proposed new initiatives to cut acid rain, air toxics
emissions and ozone pollution; to phase out chlorofluorocarbons
that deplete the stratospheric ozone layer; and to ban hazardous
10/26 e 9:45
Hi Bob,
Please "OK" the highlighted
portion of this article and
Being the busy guy you
then give us a call.
are, why don't you give
2
waste exports if their safe disposal cannot be assured. We are
working to expand our national parks and wildlife refuges, and we
have developed policies to stop medical wastes on our beaches,
sewage dumping in our oceans, the destruction of our wetlands and
enhance our global climate change research program.
The Federal government will do its part, but so many times,
a bigger part of the answer to protecting our environment lies
not in another government program, but within each of us.
Most Americans would agree that we must protect our natural
treasures from the pollution and waste that too often accompany
the growth of society. While we as a people have come a long way
in recognizing the significance of our collective imprint on the
environment, it is time for each individual to make a personal
commitment to further our goal. Our children's children must be
able to share their ancestors pride in referring to their country
as America the beautiful.
We must rely on the ingenuity and commitment in every one of
us. To save our tangible resources, we need to employ our
intangible assets. Americans have always had an ability to look
ahead, to find new solutions to old problems. We like what
works. And so we must look for what works
and for new ways
to preserve our natural resources.
One innovative way for individuals to help fight pollution
is by planting trees. It's a simple solution, so simple that it
is often overlooked. Too often we think only of protecting
trees, not using them to protect other parts of the environment.
3
In fact, trees are one of our most valuable natural resources,
benefiting the environment in so many ways. Sadly, most people
have taken trees for granted, often regarding them as mere
ornaments. Yet, trees reduce agricultural pollution by
decreasing erosion and runoff into our waterways. The
possibility of a global warming can be partially reduced by
planting trees because they absorb carbon dioxide which
contributes to the greenhouse effect. Trees are the oldest,
cheapest and most efficient air purifier, and America needs more
of them.
But whether you plant a tree, join in a recycling drive, or
just pick up litter on your street, you have an important part to
play in saving America's environment.
Our natural resources have been vital to our history as a
people. This Nation's experiment in liberty and freedom took
place in a new land, on a vast continent with citizens as free as
the nature around them. But the heritage of liberty and freedom
we leave our children must be accompanied by the legacy of
conservation and stewardship. Together, we will make the world a
better place for our sake and for the sake of generations to
come.
###
McNally/Simon
October 26, 1989 3:30 p.m.
Draft Five (B:COPS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE LISTED ON THE SPEECH CARDS]]
All these leaders deserve our thanks. But I also want to
say: thank you America. More than 400,000 individual Americans
have stepped forward to donate the funds for this Memorial, a
gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment. When the Marshal found the brothers,
they fled upstairs, and fired a single shot, right through the
door. And Robert Forsyth became the first casualty in an
undeclared war that continues to this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
(B:ACK'MNTS)
CARD 1
Thank you, Jim, for those kind words, and for the hard work
you and Craig Floyd and so many others here have contributed to
making this day a reality. And thanks also to Dick Thornburgh,
who's doing such an outstanding job as Attorney General, my pal
Al D'Amato, and of course Senators Claiborne Pell and Jim Sasser.
And it's good to see Dewey Stokes and Lee Greenwood, as well as
Ed Meese, Chief Isaac Fulwood, and Mrs. Kearns up here with us
today.
CARD 1-A
And I'm pleased to see so many distinguished Members of
Congress out here with us today. Senators Strom Thurmond and
Wendell Ford. And also Representatives Connie Morella, Bob
Livingston, Lindy Boggs, Tom Bevill, John Porter, Buddy Darden,
Jerry Huckaby, and Craig James.
Dear Education Official,
On January 20, I was privileged to take the oath of office
as the 41st President of the United States. That ceremony, on the
steps of the U.S. Capitol, marked the 400 time this Nation has
undertaken a peaceful transition of power.
For over 200 years, the American people have chosen their
leaders and their government without bloodshed or political
upheaval and that heritage of freedom is unequalled.
Today, as we see the strong breeze of democracy blowing
around the world, it is even more important for young Americans
to understand that heritage and why it remains a beacon to people
striving for freedom everywhere.
With that in mind, you will find enclosed an educational
videotape, "The Passage of Presidential Power", for distribution
to schools in your area. Produced by the American Bicentennial
Presidential Inaugural Committee, it is a powerful and
informative documentary that highlights the history and tradition
of inaugural celebrations.
I hope your students will enjoy this interesting tape as
they learn about the wonders of our political system.
Sincerely,
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 25, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cur
FROM:
EDWARD MCNALLY
SUBJECT:
GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR POLICE MEMORIAL
I.
SUMMARY
Attached are draft remarks for Monday afternoon's
ground-breaking ceremony for the new Memorial honoring law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
II. DISCUSSION
At 2:15 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 1989, you are
scheduled to arrive at Judiciary Square in Washington, to give a
speech and to join in the ground-breaking ceremony for the new
police memorial.
The proposed Memorial will consist in part of an "oval"
of granite walls. Akin to the Vietnam Memorial, the walls will
be engraved with the names of every law enforcement official
killed in the line of duty in our nation's history.
An audience of approximately 1,000 is expected to
attend, including uniformed policemen, other law enforcement
officials, and the families and friends of those who have died.
Following your remarks and the brief ground-breaking ceremony,
Lee Greenwood will sing "God Bless the U.S.A."
The remarks, which will be prepared for TelePrompter,
are essentially a tribute to American law enforcement, and
include a reference to Eddie Byrne's badge. The attached draft
also includes a push for the anti-crime legislation you announced
on May 15, 1989 -- the last time you addressed representatives of
this group.
McNally/Simon
October 25, 1989 5:30 p.m.
Draft Four (B:COPS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS] Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF
THE MEMORIAL'S CORPORATE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE] for those kind
words, and for the hard work you and so many others here have
contributed to making this day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment. When the Marshal found the brothers,
they fled upstairs, and fired a single shot, right through the
door. And Robert Forsyth became the first casualty in an
undeclared war that continues to this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
2
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the evil within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Law Enforcement Memorial ensures that what is so real to
you today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name.
And each name has a story to tell.
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
3
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while
preventing two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating
President Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, to their families and
to all of you who are footsoldiers in the battle against
lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. The night
sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and imaginative
4
memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single, crystal-blue
beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets. [[PAUSE]]
The states need to do their part as well. We need mandatory
prison terms for those using firearms for crime. An end to plea-
bargaining for violent firearms offenders. And for cop killers,
for those who commit the ultimate crime -- they should pay the
ultimate price. [[PAUSE]]
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because these improvements are a vital part of our national
drug strategy. And because before any more names are added to
that wall -- the protection you deserve should be added to the
books.[[PAUSE]]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
(B:ACK'MENT)
CARD 1
Thank you, Jim [[KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE MEMORIAL'S
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE] for those kind words, and for
the hard work you and Craig Floyd [ [CHAIRMAN OF THE POLICE
MEMORIAL FUND] ] and so many others here have contributed to
making this day a reality. And thanks also to Dick Thornburgh,
who's doing such an outstanding job as Attorney General, my pal
Al D'Amato, and of course Senators Claiborne Pell and Jim Sasser.
And it's good to see Dewey Stokes and Lee Greenwood, as well as
Ed Meese, Chief Isaac Fulwood [[D.C. POLICE]], and Mrs. Kearns
up here with us today.
CARD 1-A
And I'm pleased to see so many distinguished Members of
Congress out here with us today. Senators Strom Thurmond and
Wendell Ford. And also Representatives Connie Morella, Bob
Livingston, Lindy Boggs, Tom Bevill, John Porter, Buddy Darden,
Jerry Huckaby, and Craig James.
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
1989 OCT 24 PM 4: 32
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]] ]
Thank you, Jim [[KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE]] for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the enemy within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping
two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
The states need to do their part as well.
We need automatic Mandatory prison terms for those using semi
firearms
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
Title VII afferse
firearms offenders.
And for cop killers, for those who commit
ilony drug
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act.
Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [PAUSE]
]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
Because these reforms improvements are a vital
part of our national drug strategy. and
084509SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/24/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/25/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
1989 OCT 24 PM 4: 32
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
is
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS] ]
Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE] for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
protects our nation from evil the
within.
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the evil enemy within. separates the law-abiding
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
from the underwork.
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
Law Enforcement
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping preventing
President)
two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance.' And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
Lto their Families
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
fireame
We need automatic prison terms for those using semi-
stet
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
firearms offenders. And for cop killers, for those who commit
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [[PAUSE] ]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 25, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Police Memorial Ground-
breaking Ceremony
You asked for my comments on the Presidential remarks for
the police memorial ground-breaking ceremony on Monday, October
30. I have two specific comments and one of a more general
nature:
1. At page 4, in the paragraph that begins, "We need the
word "automatic" should be changed to "mandatory". We must be
careful not to appear to be suggesting the short-circuiting of
due process requirements.
2. At page 4, in the same paragraph as #1, we should spell out
exactly what we mean in the last sentence. The 1988 drug bill
authorizes the imposition of the death penalty for the
intentional killing of any Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officer engaged in, or on account of, the performance
of such officer's official duties, only in cases involving a
federal felony drug offense. In our crime package, we have not
sought to expand that to all federal felonies in part because of
jurisdictional issues. We have, however, requested the death
penalty for the intentional killing of any Federal official
engaged in, or on account of, such officer's official duties.
I raise this issue because I hope we can avoid a box we got
into with respect to drug kingpins and the death penalty.
Perhaps this can be addressed by simply referencing what is
called for in the President's crime package and calling on states
similarly to protect their law enforcement officials if they have
not yet done so.
3. My general concern with the language on page 4 relating to
the crime package is that no mention is made of the drug
strategy. If we promote the crime initiative as both
independently important and an integral part of the drug
strategy, we will increase the pressure on Congress to act.
ES :5d 52 100 68
084509SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/24/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/25/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
N/C
01 : 1 d
James W. Cicconi
10/25/89
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
OF THE
OFFICER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
AND
STATE
MANAGE
OF
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
David J. Haun
Executive Assistant
to the Director
084509SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/25/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
see comments
Shild st
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
1989 OCT 24 PM 4: 32
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE] for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the enemy within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
.
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping preventing
President
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two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
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And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
there showed mantion Ger some the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
spring 2the
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
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choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
We need automatic prison terms for those using semi-
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
firearms offenders. And for cop killers, for those who commit
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [PAUSE] ]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 25, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH
BAJ
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks --- Police Memorial Ground-
Breaking Ceremony
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks. On
page four, line eleven, "semi-automatics" should be changed to
"firearms."
On page two, line seventeen, we question the coherence of the
phrase " the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind."
Thank you for the opportunity to review this.
CC: James W. Cicconi
95 : 21d 52105 68
084509SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/25/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
1989 OCT 24 PM 4: 32
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
Thank you, Jim [[KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE]] for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the enemy within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind. ] ?
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping
two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
We need automatic prison terms for those using semi firearms
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
firearms offenders. And for cop killers, for those who commit
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [[PAUSE]]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
084509SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/24/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/25/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK.S.R
89 OCT 25 All : 22
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
1989 OCT 24 PM 4: 32
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE] ], for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the enemy within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 , officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping
two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
We need automatic prison terms for those using semi-
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
firearms offenders. And for cop killers, for those who commit
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [[PAUSE]]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE] ], for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the enemy within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll. of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping
two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
i,
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
We need automatic prison terms for those using semi-
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
firearms offenders. And for cop killers, for those who commit
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [[PAUSE]]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
084509SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/25/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See Corressing
: Ed
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
1989 OCT 24 PM 4: 32
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE]], for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the enemy within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping
two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
epinters
martyred last year in New York.
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This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
to
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
We need automatic prison terms for those using semi-
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
firearms offenders. And for cop killers, for those who commit
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [[PAUSE]]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
#
#
084509SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/25/89 2:00 PM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
more languas crunse comments last fackase on p.s. 5m
for 2
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
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and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989 4:15 pm
Draft Two (B:COPS)
1989 OCT 24 PM 4: 32
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY
JUDICIARY SQUARE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989, 2:00 P.M.
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
Thank you, Jim [KEARNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUND'S CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE]] for those kind words, and for the hard
work you and so many others here have contributed to making this
day a reality.
And thank you America. More than 400,000 individual
Americans have stepped forward to donate the funds for this
Memorial, a gift from a caring people and a grateful nation.
The sacrifices we honor today began on a cold winter's day
in January, 1794. Robert Forsyth, a veteran of the Revolutionary
War and one of George Washington's new federal Marshals, enlisted
two deputies and went to serve some routine court papers on the
Allen brothers of Augusta, Georgia.
But then, as now, every cop knows that there's no such thing
as a "routine" assignment.
When the Marshal found the brothers, they fled upstairs, and
fired a single shot, right through the door. And Robert Forsyth
became the first casualty in an undeclared war that continues to
this day.
Routine assignments continue to hold special danger for law
enforcement. In 1988, Chicago Police Officer Irma Ruiz was a
mother of four, and a beloved mother figure to dozens of
2
elementary students in the hallways she patrolled. But when a
drug-crazed gunman attacked the school, Irma died protecting
nearly 200 children and teachers.
Two cops. Two sacrifices. Two centuries apart.
But both part of one tradition -- the "thin blue line" that
protects our nation from the enemy within.
The story to be carved on these walls is the story of
America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and
decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the
American dream.
You know the numbers. An estimated 30,000 officers have
died defending law and order in America. Added to this are the
wounded, a toll of disability and pain that rivals those of
America's overseas wars.
Each loss represents a hometown hero, a city of flags at
half-mast, a somber procession of white gloves and black arm-
bands, the bag-piped strains of "Amazing Grace" rising in the
wind.
And with each casualty is told the tale of a family, so
often forgotten, the brave spouses and parents and children who
pay a terrible price in loneliness and loss. Many of you are
here today, and many of you have played a critical role in
bringing this Memorial to life.
The Police Memorial ensures that what is so real to you
today, will never become a statistic. Each loss has a name. And
each name has a story to tell.
3
The polished granite walls of America's Police Memorial will
bear witness to the sacrifice of frontier lawman like Frank
Dalton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of more than a hundred
deputies gunned down by outlaws in the American West.
And Prohibition detectives like Harry McGinnis, killed in
1933 in a shoot-out with Bonnie and Clyde. Federal agents like
Secret Serviceman Leslie Coffelt, mortally wounded while stopping
two Puerto Rican terrorists from assassinating Harry Truman.
And ordinary, extraordinary policemen like Philadelphia's
Albert Valentino, shot down last week investigating a burglary.
For all who have lost their lives protecting the public,
this Memorial will stand as a tribute to their courage and their
sacrifice. They will always be remembered here, in the oval
border of the "pathway of remembrance." And they will always be
remembered down the street -- in the Oval Office -- where, since
the day I took office, I've kept the badge of a rookie cop,
martyred last year in New York.
This Memorial is also a tribute to the living, to the
partners and the teammates of the fallen, and to all of you who
are footsoldiers in the battle against lawlessness.
In an age of indifference, you took a stand. You made a
choice, you've made your lives count for something. And your
service matters not only because it saves lives and families and
neighborhoods. It matters because it's the right thing to do.
On May 13th, many of you gathered here, in this same square,
to hold a candlelight vigil for your fellow officers. And the
4
night sky was pierced by one of the most appropriate and
imaginative memorials ever brought to Washington -- a single,
crystal-blue beam of light, a laser, representing the thin blue
line.
Two days later -- on a dismal, drizzly, Washington afternoon
-- I stood shoulder to shoulder with many of you on Capitol Hill,
armed with new proposals to help protect the pure blue light of
law enforcement. We invited Congress to join us in a new
partnership with America's cities and states -- a new, national
strategy to "take back the streets" -- by taking criminals off
the streets.
We need automatic prison terms for those using semi-
automatics for crime. An end to plea-bargaining for violent
firearms offenders. And for cop killers, for those who commit
the ultimate crime -- they should pay the ultimate price.
Congress has had our crime package since May. It's time to
act. Because before any more names are added to that wall -- the
protection you deserve should be added to the books. [[PAUSE]]
And so it is with that hope -- and with great personal pride
in America's police, and in all who have contributed to this
historic effort -- that I will now join in the ground-breaking
for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Thank you. God bless you, and those we honor. And God
bless America.
#
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