Saluting The American Police (NAPSA)—A new undertaking will help honor the men and women whorisk their lives to protect Americans every day: law enforcement officers. The project will help tell the story of every law enforcement officer in the country by giving law enforcement officers the opportunity to join the “Roll Call.” The Roll Call, managed by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), is the country’s only comprehensive register of law enforcement officers, past, present and future. “The Roll Call will allow law enforcement officers to tell their own stories—why they chose the profession and how they made a difference,” says NLEOMF chairman Craig W.Floyd. For a processing fee, an officer, family member, partner, department or grateful citizen can register a deserving law enforcement professional. Registration includes the officer’s name and photo, agencies served, awards received, professional history, specialized training, organization membership, personal memories andlinks to departments in which theofficer served. A Family Tradition In many families, law enforcement service spans several generations. The Roll Call has a unique feature that will allow all family members whose records exist in the registry to link to their relatives—and add new family membersas their family’s service continues. Four-Legged Heroes The Roll Call will also include K-9 and mounted officers—valu- America’s law enforcement officers now have a chance totell their stories. able four-legged partners, who officers say also deserve to be remembered and honored. In the case of K-9 and mounted officers, their entries will include an image of the animal officer, basic bio- graphical information, agencies served, awards received and personal memories from the officer(s) with whom they served. The Roll Call will be available to the public in the National Law Enforcement Museum. It will be equipped with powerful search tools that let visitors learn about individualofficers or departments. Users can search for officers by name; learn who served in which department; locate department contact information, department history and awards received; and view photos. “The Roll Call will give agencies a forum to share with the American public their uniquehistory and accomplishments,” says Floyd. For more information, visit www.OfficerRollCall.com.
