MEDIA ADVISORY: Tennessee Department of Safety to Remember Fallen Officers
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 | 07:55am
THP Memorial Ceremony to Honor Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee Department of Safety Commissioner Dave Mitchell will join U.S. Attorney Ed Yarbrough, Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Mike Walker, THP Command staff, active and retired Troopers, legislators and survivors of fallen officers to remember and honor the 38 Tennessee State Troopers, as well as more than 19,000 officers in the United States, who have died in the line of duty.
WHO: Commissioner Dave Mitchell, THP Colonel Mike Walker, THP Command Staff, U.S. Attorney
for the Middle District of Tennessee Ed Yarbrough, active & retired Troopers and survivors
for the Middle District of Tennessee Ed Yarbrough, active & retired Troopers and survivors
of fallen officers.
WHAT: Tennessee Highway Patrol Memorial Service
WHEN: Friday, May 15, 2009
9:00 a.m.
WHERE: TDOS Headquarters
1150 Foster Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
The service will include a roll call of fallen officers, a 21-gun salute by THP’s Special Operations Unit, bagpipes playing Amazing Grace, and a special flyover by THP helicopters with one peeling off the formation to represent “the missing man.” The service coincides with National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day, which is also May 15.
The Tennessee Department of Safety’s mission is (www.TN.Gov/safety) to ensure the safety and general welfare of the public. The department encompasses the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Office of Homeland Security and Driver License Services. General areas of responsibility include law enforcement, safety education, motorist services and terrorism prevention.