Backing the Blue every week

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / From the desk of Tom Cole

Last week was National Police Week — a week that occurs every year to appreciate and thank our heroic law enforcement officers, as well as remember the officers who have been disabled or have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty.

This annual tradition began in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy signed Joint Resolution 76 into law, officially proclaiming the calendar week of May 15 as Police Week. Ever since then, every May, we have honored those who work so selflessly and devotedly to keep our communities safe and pay homage to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.