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Our mission is to demonstrate to the men and women of our Police, Fire, and EMS services that the citizens they serve care about and appreciate what they do. Should any make the supreme sacrifice in our service, we shall further affirm our care and appreciation by financially supporting the loved ones they leave behind.

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Louisville, KY 40207-3440
Phone: (502) 585-2282
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3rd Annual Heroes Banquet
Brown Township, Indiana
Last Call for a Fallen Hero
Indiana State Trooper Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident
Assistant Chief Christa Burchett Paintsville Fire Dept
Bell County Deputy Killed After Vehicle Rammed by Fleeing Suspects
U.S. Fire Administration Releases Preliminary Data on 2007 Line of Duty Deaths
Tara Denzinger Talks About Inner Strength - Six Months After the Murder of Her Husband
Respects Paid to First Responders
2007 Police Line of Duty Deaths Top 2006
Forest Hills, Kentucky Police Chief Randy Wells
Department of Justice Implements Plan to Enact Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act
As Slayings of Cops Rise, a New Brutality Surfaces
Shelbyville, Indiana Officer Killed in Freak Accident
Indiana Department of Homeland Security Deputy Enrico Garcia, Jr.
Dow Corning FF/EMT Jerry Stucker
Kentucky Supreme Court Stays Execution of Cop Killer
Governor Signs Death Warrant for Cop Killer
Not Perfect -- But Always There
An Unbelievable Year
National Police Week 2008 News
Published on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 12:12 AM

On May 4th, 1963 President Kennedy signed into law a proclamation making May 15th "National Peace Officers Memorial Day" in honor of "those police officers who, through their courageous deeds, have lost their lives or have become disabled in the performance of duty."

The proclamation further established the week in which May 15th occurs as "National Police Week" in recognition of "the service given by the men and women who, night and day, protect us through enforcement of our laws."

On May 12th, police survivors and officers from across the U.S. will begin arriving in Washington, DC to attend National Police Week activities.  Tuesday evening, May 13th, they will atttend the 20th Annual Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (8:00 P.M. EDT).  On Thursday, May 15th they will attend the 27th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Day Service at our nation's capitol (noon EDT).

The families of ten heroes who fell in Indiana and Kentucky during 2007 will be making the trip to see their loved ones honored (seven from Indiana; three from Kentucky).  Three additional families will be attending in honor of heroes who fell previously but are only now being recognized as falling in the line of duty (one from Indiana; two from Kentucky).  The names of 24 additional heroes who fell in the two states between 1875 and 1973 will be added to the memorial as well (four from Indiana; 20 from Kentucky).  They were identified through historical research (honored locally at the times of their deaths but not added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial when it was built in 1991).

Please keep the families of all these heroes in your thoughts and prayers as they travel and attend these very meaningful and emotional events.  We should also pause to remember the sacrifices of the over 18,000 law enforcement officers who have made the supreme sacrifice throughout the history of our nation (360 from Indiana; 404 from Kentucky) as well as the countless ones who have become disabled in the performance of duty.

For a listing of National Police Week Memorial Services in Indiana and Kentucky, visit our website: www.SupportingHeroes.org

NOTE:  Federal law requires that the American Flag be flown at half-staff in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15th. 

Eric W. Johnson
National Executive Director


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Kentucky's Lethal Injection Method Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court News
Published on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 04:59 PM

from The Courier-Journal
by Jessie Halladay

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way today for executions to resume, upholding Kentucky’s method of lethal injection.

In a 7-2 decision, the high court ruled against a constitutional challenge made by two Kentucky death row inmates that argued that the state’s procedures amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

The opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, said that the petitioners failed to prove that the risk of pain from improper administration of the lethal injection protocol or the failure to adopt untried alternatives was cruel and unusual punishment. Two other justices voted with Roberts for his opinion, but four others agreed with the outcome.

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and David Souter dissented.


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MEDIC DOWN: Paramedic Brad Haugh Medic Down
Published on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 09:42 AM

It is with deep regret that we notify you of the line of duty death of Clinton-Hickman County, Kentucky EMS Paramedic Brad Haugh.

Paramedic Haugh was on duty Sunday afternoon and had just completed an emergency run when he began experiencing chest pain.  He was transported to a hospital where he died of an apparent heart attack at approximately 11:45 P.M. (CDT).

Paramedic Haugh is 54 years old and is survived by his wife, Kelly, and four adult children.  He worked part-time at Clinton-Hickman EMS and was a full-time employee of Murray-Calloway County EMS where he has served since 1990.  He is also a retired firefighter with 24 years of service with the Murray, Kentucky Fire Department.

Please keep the Haugh, Clinton-Hickman EMS, and Murray-Calloway EMS families in your thoughts and prayers.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Funeral visitation will be Wednesday, March 26th from 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. (CDT) at the J. H. Churchill Funeral Parlor in Murray, Kentucky -- 201 So. Third Street.

Funeral services will be held at the same location on Thursday at 1:00 P.M.


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Today In History
On this day, in the year
1986
Kentucky Corrections OFFICER CHARLES FREDERICK CASH made the supreme sacrifice in service to us.
1942
Morehead, Kentucky Police OFFICER J. LESLIE WARD made the supreme sacrifice in service to us.
1927
Indianapolis, Indiana Police OFFICER CHARLES E. CARTER, JR. made the supreme sacrifice in service to us.
1925
Ashland, Kentucky Police PATROLMAN LON CASTLE made the supreme sacrifice in service to us.
Firefighter Down...
Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Pine City, MN

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Springfield, LA

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Sedalia, MO

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Olney Springs, CO

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Olney Springs, CO
Officer Down...
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police ~ May 7, 2008

Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania ~ May 3, 2008

Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina ~ May 3, 2008

Decatur County Sheriff's Office, Georgia ~ May 1, 2008

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas ~ April 29, 2008

New York City Department of Correction, New York ~ April 22, 2008

Harlan County Constable's Office, Kentucky ~ April 1, 2008

Millbrook Police Department, Alabama ~ March 29, 2008

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol, U.S. Government ~ March 30, 2008

Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department, Tribal Police ~ March 7, 2008
Fire & Rescue
Aerial Ladders May Put FireFighters At Risk

John McCain Visits NYC Fire Station

Speed Is Cited In Firetruck Crash

Fire Destroys Apartment Clubhouse In Plano

Sept. 11 Recovery Aid Bill Fails In Senate

3 Firefighters Injured Battling Collin County Blaze

Connecticut Firefighters Battle Condominium Fire

Fire Closes Kannapolis Wal-Mart

Firefighters Injured After Fire Truck Flips Over

Prospect Park Fire Send Three To The Hospital
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