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PROCLAMATION
Whereas: the Congress and President of the United States have designated May 15th as Peace Officers'Memorial Day,and
the week in which May 15th falls,May 10 to 16,2020,as National Police Week;and
Whereas: it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards and sacrifices of law
enforcement agencies and that law enforcement personnel recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding
life and property,by protecting them against violence and disorder,and by protecting the innocent against deception
and the weak against oppression;and
Whereas: the 50 officers of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts Police Department play an essential role in safeguarding
the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Lexington and in fiscal year 2018,the officers responded to 13,092 calls
for service;and
Whereas: since the first recorded death in 1791,more than 20,000 law enforcement officers in the United States have made the
ultimate sacrifice and have been killed in the line of duty including Lexington Police Officer James J.Hodgdon,III
who died on November 4, 1967 at the age of 23 following an automobile accident;and
Whereas: Lexington Police Officer James J.Hodgdon,III name is engraved both on the wall of the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial in Washington,D.C.,and on the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts Police Department Memorial
Monument;and
Whereas: the men and women of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts Police Department provide a vital a public service.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts do hereby proclaim the week of May
10 to 16,2020 as
NationaCPoCice Week
in the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts and encourage all citizens to loin us in recognizing law enforcement officers,past and
present,who,by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities,have rendered a dedicated service to their community
and,in so doing,have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all
citizens.
BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that we call upon all citizens of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts to observe
Wednesday,May 15,2020 as
Peace Officers Nemoria(Day
and authorize the American Flag on the Lexington Battle Green to be lowered to half-staff as directed by the President of the
United States for the day in honor of those law enforcement officers who,through their courageous deeds,have made the
ultimate sacrifice in service to their community or have become disabled in the performance of duty,and let us recognize and
pay respect to the survivors of our fallen heroes.
IN WITNIDOUGLAUCENTE,
,We have s t our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 4`h of May
2020.
CHAIR J ''PH 6. 'ATO
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MARK D.SANDEEN
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