The President of the United States and the United States Congress has declared the week of May 15-21, 2016 as National Police Officers’ Memorial Week. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says on Friday, May 13^th, at 2:00 p.m. the Clarinda Police Department will conduct a memorial service at the Clarinda Cemetery Armed Services Flag Stand/ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to pay tribute to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

Peace Officer Memorial Day, May 15th.

Clarinda Police Department Chaplain Dr. Richard F. Iske will provide the invocation. American Legion Sergy Post 98 will provide a three volley salute and taps at the service. Chief Brothers and his staff invites the public to attend the memorial service and pay tribute to those law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. In the event of inclement weather the memorial service will be cancelled.

One hundred and twenty-eight federal, state and local law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in the United States and its territories in 2015 according to the United States Department of Justice.