National Police Association Podcast #77 with Marcia Ferranto, CEO, National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum


National Police Association Podcast #77 with Marcia Ferranto, CEO, National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum


QUOTES

03:35 "We certify that fatality as a line of duty fatality and when that happens, then that name will go on the Wall. Currently, there's 22,217 names on the wall so it is very meaningful."

09:36 "You can feel the emotion that's there. You don't have to try, it just happens. So that is a big week for us. It's a big week to bring those families into Washington and then

09:50 "What we hope to do is to bring them over to the other side of our law enforcement campus where we have the museum and they can have a feeling of pride, if you will, for their loved one."

17:32 "We encourage departments and agencies to forward any information that they have on past law enforcement who did lose their lives in the line of duty and we want to make sure that they are honored and recognized as they should be."

19:42 "People understand that safe communities equals safe law enforcement, and safe law enforcement equals safe communities."

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SUMMARY

In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt. Betsy Smith interviews Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum. The Wall honors fallen officers and provides their survivors with a sense of pride for the profession of their loved ones. The museum honors all officers, even those from way back in past, to make sure their stories are given a permanent place of remembrance. With Covid-19 causing the highest number of police deaths ever, the museum is also working hard to find these stories and make sure their place on the Wall is secured.

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HIGHLIGHTS

01:04 The 3 pillars of the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum

06:17 Police Week and the museum: An interactive experience for law enforcement

11:59 Covid-19 is causing the highest fatality rate of police officers

16:03 Adding the names of fallen police officers from the past

18:05 Educating communities on the value of law enforcement

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RESOURCES

National Police Association