Wednesday
Annual Steve Young National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Tribute: The event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to roughly 4 p.m. at the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool, lets law enforcement organizations from the United State and Canada perform ceremonious and patriotic tributes. Go to www.policeweekhonorguard.com for more information.
31st Annual Pipeband Memorial March:. The march—which began in 1995 and featires pipebands, Emerald Societies, honor guards, antique police cruisers and motorcycles—starts at 6 p.m. from Capitol Hill at New Jersey Avenue and F street NW, proceeding on E street to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on the south side of E Street. It will be followed by a 7 p.m. memorial service that will include speakers, pipe bands and wreath layings.
DC United's First Responder Night: The DC United soccer team will be holding a special night for police and first responders during National Police Week. Tickets for the 6:30 p.m. game against the New York FC will be 30% off for police officers and other first responders, with $5 of every ticket going to the memorial fund.
Thursday
Stand Watch for the Fallen: From noon to midnight at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Honor guards will stand watch for 10-minute intervals to remember fallen law enforcement officers.
Go to the National Police Week website for more information about what's going on.
National Police Week's history goes back to 1962 when President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. The memorial service began in 1982 and its growth over the decades is bittersweet; while the outpouring of support is inspiring, it's still heartbreaking to see the number of fallen officers grow.
