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Stoughton Police Department
Community Policing Unit
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The Honor Guard
The tradition of the Honor Guard goes back hundreds of years to the dawn of organized warfare. Those who have given their lives as the ultimate sacrifice, in service to others, deserve to be remembered in death.
The Stoughton Police Honor Guard was formed in 1998 and has made itself available for all manner of ceremonies, from the aforementioned funerals to happier occasions such as the many parades and celebrations that take place in the town.
Our Honor Guard is one of the finest in all of Massachusetts and has been requested by outside agencies due to our sharp appearance and high level of military bearing. Our most recent appearance was at the graduation of the last recruit class of the Weymouth Police Academy where we welcomed two new officers to our ranks.
The Honor Guard is available for special appearances upon request by e-mailing the community policing office.
Police Week, Washington DC 2005
The National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial is in Washington DC. It consists of a memorial reflecting pool and the walls you see here.
Like the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, the NLEOM is inscribed with the names of those who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Unlike the Vietnam wall, this one grows each year as new names will be added with each police officer death. New names are inscribed every fifteenth of May, which is Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Day.
You can visit the site of the NLEOM by clicking this link www.nleomf.com
Each year the week surrounding May 15th is "Police Week" in Washington DC. Officers come from all over the world to view the reading of the new names inscribed on the wall and to take part in the ceremonies that surround the event.
Speeches are usually made by the Attorney General of the United States as well as the President himself. The Stoughton Police Honor Guard has represented the Town of Stoughton on two occasions thus far, in 2005 and most recently in 2007.
We hope to make this an annual pilgrimage as the entire point of having an Honor Guard is summed up in these seven days.
Police Week, Washington DC 2005
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