Media Advisory: TDOS to Remember Fallen Officers
Monday, May 10, 2010 | 11:16am
TBI Director Mark Gwyn to Deliver Keynote Address
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee Department of Safety Commissioner Dave Mitchell will welcome Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn as keynote speaker for the state’s Trooper Memorial Service on Friday, May 14. Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Mike Walker, THP Command staff, active and retired Troopers, legislators and survivors of fallen officers will also be on hand to commemorate 38 Tennessee State Troopers as well as more than 19,000 officers in the United States who have died in the line of duty.
WHO: Commissioner Dave Mitchell, TBI Director Mark Gwyn, THP Colonel Mike Walker, THP Command Staff, active & retired Troopers and survivors of fallen officers
WHAT: Tennessee Highway Patrol Memorial Service
WHEN: Friday, May 14, 2010
9:00 a.m. CDT
WHERE: TDOS Headquarters
1150 Foster Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
In conjunction with National Police Week, Tennessee’s State Trooper Memorial Service will include a roll call of fallen officers, a 21-gun salute by THP’s Special Operations Unit and a special flyover by THP helicopters with one peeling off the formation to represent “the missing man.”
A new feature added to this year’s lineup includes musical selections from the Tennessee National Guard’s 129th Army Band, while a staple performance by bagpipers will also highlight the ceremony. The THP Memorial Service takes place just one day prior to the 29th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial on Saturday, May 15.
The Tennessee Department of Safety’s mission is (www.TN.Gov/safety) to ensure the safety and general welfare of the public. The department encompasses the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Office of Homeland Security and Driver License Services. General areas of responsibility include law enforcement, safety education, motorist services and terrorism prevention.
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