Moscow Police Officer Lee Newbill (pictured at left) is among the 358 names of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty that will be formally dedicated May 13 on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Newbill, 48, was killed after being shot in Moscow on May 19, 2007 by gunman Jason Hamilton, who killed four people, including himself, and inured two others.
Memorial spokesman Kevin Morison says the dedication comes after Officer Newbill’s name was carved into the national memorial on May 1.
Kevin Morison, memorial spokesman, comments
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Newbill was the only Idaho law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty last year. The U.S. Attorney General will deliver the keynote address and lead the lighting of candles and reading of the names of the fallen officers. Since its dedication in 1991, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial has commemorated the service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement officers.
Morison continues
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Including this year’s officers, there are now 18,274 names engraved on the Memorial, representing officers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, US territories, and federal law enforcement and military police agencies.
More information on the memorial and the list of those names being added this year are available at www.nationalpolicememorial.com.
