Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department have announced that the department, in partnership with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and District 3 of the Iowa State Patrol, will hold the National Law Enforcement Memorial Day Service on Thursday, May 14th, beginning at 6:30-p.m.

The service will begin with the memorial flag ceremony on the east side of the Pottawattamie County Courthouse in Council Bluffs, near the flag pole. During the ceremony, Deputies with the Sheriff’s Department, Iowa State Patrol Troopers and Council Bluffs Police Officers who have fallen, will be honored.

Immediately after the ceremony, the Law Enforcement Memorial Service will move to St. John’s Lutheran Church at 633 Willow Avenue, where a Memorial Service will be held in the sanctuary, followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall.

During the reception, officials will recognize the graduates of the 2015 Council Bluffs Citizens Police Academy. In addition, the Officer of the Year award will be honored, along with the good work of other Council Bluffs staff. Everyone is welcome to attend.