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.
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
Kentucky's Lethal Injection Method Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
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.
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.
