Washington, D.C. -- During the annual Police Week Event, the Federal Protective Service (FPS) holds an official Wreath Laying Ceremony to pay tribute to the fallen FPS Law Enforcement Officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
The 2018 FPS Wreath Laying Ceremony took place today at at Coast Guard headquarters on the DHS Consolidated campus at 10 a.m. VIP speakers participating in the ceremony included DHS Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS senior leaders, FPS Director L. Eric Patterson and Mr. Craig Floyd, President and CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Invited guests include Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft and incoming Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz, DHS senior leaders, senior law enforcement and federal agency leaders from organizations such as federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Treasury Department Police, Interpol – D.C., D.C. Metropolitan Police, Pentagon Protection Force, Montgomery County Police, D.C. Police, Amtrak Police, Social Security Agency, General Services Agency, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency and many more. U.S. Coast Guard video by Telfair Brown