The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

ONLINE PETITION - COMMEMORATIVE STAMP TO HONOR FALLEN OFFICERS

You Can Help Produce a Law Enforcement Stamp Honoring Fallen Heroes and their Families

Dear Friends,
In less than six months, with your help, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) collected more than 25,000 signatures in support of a U.S. Postal Service stamp commemorating law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty their families, partners and fellow officers. On Wednesday, October 19, on the steps of the United States Capitol, Sylvia Trembelas, who along with Marie Conroy was a prime motivating force behind the initiative, and I presented the petition to Congressman Robert Filner (CA - 51), one of the two lawmakers who proposed the Resolution (H. Con. Res. 85).

Representative Filner, a Democrat, and Representative Darrell Issa (CA-49), a Republican, partnered to create the Resolution. More than 50 Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors, demonstrating that the Resolution has significant bipartisan support.



Handing the large bound book of roughly 25,800 signatures to Congressman Filner, I said, "The Memorial is a place of honor for officers who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect public safety. Efforts such as this will encourage millions around the nation to remember them and their families. I am enormously grateful to you and Congressman Issa for championing this effort."

Congressman Filner is a true friend of law enforcement. He assured me — and the thousands of you who signed the petition — that his effort and support would not end with merely accepting the signatures. He told me how important he feels it is to support law enforcement and thereby promote public safety as well. He said, "law enforcement is a demanding and dangerous profession, and we need to do everything in our power to support the men and women who keep our communities safe. That's why I introduced the Law Enforcement Equity Act, which is supported by more than 120 co-sponsors. It grants greatly improved retirement benefits for law enforcement officers who have devoted most of their lives to creating law, order, justice and freedom.

"But there is so much more that we can, and must, do. A commemorative stamp honoring law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty will carry this familiarity, affection and respect across the nation. It's a simple yet significant way to ensure their sacrifices are not forgotten.

Congressman Filner thanked me, Sylvia, and the rest of the NLEOMF staff for working with us to carry this effort forward, and assured me of his continuing support in the months and years ahead.

I'm honored to pass along this information to you, because without your help and support, we would not have been able to present him with such an impressive document. Rest assured that we at the NLEOMF will continue to work to ensure all of our nation's law enforcement officers — past, present, and future — are given the recognition they deserve.

Sincerely,

Craig W. Floyd, Chairman
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund