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President Donald J.
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are paying tribute to law
enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty
in 2017. Watch
live at 11 a.m. ET.
Honoring
officers killed in the line of duty
Last year, 129
law enforcement officers died in the line of duty.
This morning, at the 37th Annual National Peace Officers’
Memorial Service, President Trump will join senior officials
from across the Administration to honor these heroes’
sacrifices and recognize their families.
In May of 1982,
125 people gathered for the First National Peace Officers’
Memorial Service. Over the last 37 years, the
Fraternal Order of Police has honored more than 5,000 law
enforcement officers nationwide.
Today, more than
20,000 officers, families, and friends of law
enforcement attend the annual Memorial Service. In addition to
the 129 officers who died in 2017, this year’s event will
honor 70 additional officers whose deaths were previously
unrecognized. Many of these 70 officers died from illnesses
related to service during the September 11 attacks.
Watch
President Trump’s address live at 11 a.m. ET.
More:
How
the Trump Administration stood up for law and order in 2017
70 years of
Israel’s independence
Yesterday, the
world celebrated the 70th anniversary of Israel’s
independence. To mark the occasion, President Trump
fulfilled a signature campaign promise by officially opening
the new United States Embassy in Jerusalem. He has also
formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Vice President
Pence spoke last night at the Israeli Embassy in Washington.
“I bring greetings and congratulations from a leader who has
done more to bring our two countries closer together in a year
than any President in the past 70 years,” the Vice President
said of President Trump.
“We gather
here to celebrate nothing less than a miracle of history:
the day when the Jewish people ended the longest exile of any
people,” Vice President Pence said. “The United States of
America was proud to be the first nation in the world to
recognize the State of Israel seven decades ago.”
Watch
highlights of Vice President Pence’s speech.
What they’re
saying: Support
for the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
Photo of
the Day
Official White House
Photo by D. Myles Cullen
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