DC Police Week 28th Annual Memorial March on Saturday May 14, 2022
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The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies 28th Annual Memorial March Saturday May 14, 2022 at 6pm.
The Memorial March and Service started in 1995 has become a signature event during Police Week activities in Washington DC. The march started at 6:00 pm at on Capitol Hill at New Jersey Avenue and F street NW. The march proceeded along E street and entered the NLEOM on the south side at E Street. The march procession included; Pipebands, Emerald Societies, Honor Guards, antiques police cars/motorcycles from across the United States and Canada.
This is the largest contingent of mass pipebands during the Police Week activities. The 2022 host pipband is NY/NJ Port Authority Pipes and Drums . The service includes various speakers, pipe tunes from mass bands and concludes with placing two wreaths at the center of the memorial.
The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies (NCLEES) which sponsors the Memorial March and Service was started in 1995. Deputy Chief Robert Kearns, the current National President of NCLEES is a 34 year veteran of the Jersey City Police Department. NCLEES has over eighty-eight chapters comprised of law enforcement and firefighters from around the country. NCLEES also has chapters in Canada and United Kingdom.