Wear a Blue Ribbon to Honor Law Enforcement

As a sign of honor for law enforcement personnel who have given their lives in the line of duty as well as those who serve their communities in around-the-clock shifts, Concerns of Police Survivors asks the public to wear a strip of blue during National Peace Officers' Memorial Week, May 12-18, also known as National Police Week.

Community members are encouraged to tie blue ribbons to their car antennas, wear blue all week, send a thank you card to a police officer or department, decorate a school or just wave hello to law enforcement personnel.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week, according to a website about the week.

According to its website, C.O.P.S. "provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria" and "provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors."

Free blue ribbons, provided by C.O.P.S., are available at the Manhattan Beach Police Department, according to Stephanie Martin, public information officer.

Happening this Saturday:

• City to Honor Fallen Police Officers