Fallen peace officers to be remembered

Local law enforcement officers are pictured at last year's memorial ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Anne Wisniewski) — Local law enforcement officers are pictured at last year’s memorial ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Anne Wisniewski)

ADRIAN — A service recognizing National Peace Officers Memorial Day will take place on Thursday, May 15, at Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian.

The service will take place at 11 a.m. It will be followed at noon by a lunch in Father Williams Hall at the St. Joseph campus of Holy Family Parish. All law enforcement officers in Lenawee County are invited to attend the lunch.

National Peace Officers Memorial Day has been observed since 1962, when it was first proclaimed by President John F. Kennedy to remember law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Fallen peace officers to be remembered

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