National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. is another memorial that doesn't get much foot traffic (despite the fact that there's a metro (subway) stop located there).  It's really a shame because despite its rather simple look (at least compared to something like the Lincoln Memorial), it is one of the most profound memorials I have ever visited.

The memorial contains the names of over 19,000 law enforcement officers that have died in the line of duty and, every year, more names are added.

I found myself especially moved by this memorial as I was editing the pictures in prep for this post.
The first picture shown has many names that are readable, so I looked them up.  It was heartbreaking to read these officers' stories.  It's one thing to see a name on a wall and quite another to read the personal account of that person.








(Notice the black crow on the right side of this picture?  Kind of haunting.)