National Police Week, Part Four: Those Who Gave More

Today's Event:
Today the 29th Annual National Peace Officer's Memorial Service will be taking place in front of the Capitol. Normally scheduled for noon, it starts at 11:00 a.m. this year. For those who are independently getting there, this is the intersection of 3rd Street and F, the restricted parking lot. You could also take a cab to the Sam Rayburn Senate building and come around the side. No matter what you choose--cab, bus, Metro--you will do some walking.

Today's Tiny Tribute:
Today I offer a fiction. It will never encompass the reality. But this is the best law enforcement movie ever. Best political movie ever. Best Western ever. Best movie about Bravery, and Conscience, ever:

High Noon.

Here's the trailer.

His bride-to-be didn't understand. His deputy wanted him to compromise, do something splashy. The lawful cowards went to church, scared to death and still somehow acting superior. The bad men come. On a lonely street, Gary Cooper looks around, he hitches up his pants--a gesture conveying every sickness, sadness, fear, and resolution--and he goes forward. He has not one comfort or reassurance to help him. He stays true to himself. True to his ideals. In the movies, this works out.

Not everyone who goes forward comes back.
Today we honor fallen officers for their ideals and their life. Each one made a sacrifice we cannot forget.