The remaining 21 employees who were honored include: 5, 1890, after falling through a hatchway aboard a steam ship while conducting an inspection in Baltimore, Maryland. Customs Service inspector, who died on Nov. “Inspector Bathey is the first immigration inspector we are aware of who died in the line of duty,” said CBP Survivor Advocate Jonathan McElhaney. He suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by the wheels of the train car. Bathey was attempting to enter the last car of the train, but fell to the tracks in the dark tunnel. Bureau of Immigration inspector, who died on Jan 29, 1897, when he fell from an inbound passenger train while conducting an inspection in the Port Huron Tunnel between Port Huron, Michigan, and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Two of CBP’s fallen were historic deaths that were recently discovered by local historians. The names were read state-by-state and included 23 individuals from CBP and its legacy agencies. The Candlelight Vigil culminated with Attorney General Garland, Secretary Mayorkas, and other officials reading the 701 names added to the memorial wall this year. Let me light a candle this evening and say, ‘thank you.’” I wish I could shake each and every one of your hands. “When a law enforcement officer steps out of his or her home to serve the community, the family steps out with them,” he said. Mayorkas also addressed the surviving family members. We carry forward the awesome responsibility to protect and to serve as they did every single day.” “We relentlessly continue to execute our mission as the best way to honor those who have fallen. “The Department of Homeland Security, the largest law enforcement department in the federal government, has lost too many heroes over the past two years,” said Mayorkas. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also spoke at the vigil. “Carry” Huffman pay tribute to fallen heroes at the Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Benjamine Customs and Border Protection ActingĬommissioner Troy Miller, and U.S. “Through it all and despite the increased risks to your health and your safety, you have continued to protect the communities you serve.” From left, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who gave the opening remarks at the event. Of the hundreds of members of law enforcement who died in the line of duty during the pandemic, nearly two-thirds succumbed to COVID-19,” said U.S. “The pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for law enforcement, and it has inflicted a devastating toll. Of the 295 deaths in 2020 that were approved for the memorial, 182 were COVID-19-related. “But tonight is a chance to recognize how important it is for all of us to be here together to read these officers’ names and recognize their sacrifice.”ĭuring 2020, 62% of the deaths in the law enforcement community were a result of COVID-19. We have read names virtually and we have been on the phone and on Zoom,” said Lori Sharpe Day, the chair of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Board of Directors, who welcomed the attendees at the vigil. “For the last 18 months we haven’t been able to be together. The ceremony, usually held in-person during National Police Week in May, was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those honored at the formal dedication included 434 individuals who had died in the line of duty in 20, and 267 prior-year fatalities. 14, was a special tribute to 701 fallen officers whose names were read during the ceremony this year and etched on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Customs and Border Protection and thousands of other law enforcement personnel from across the country gathered with family and friends at the 33rd Annual Candlelight Vigil to remember their colleagues and loved ones who had died in the line of duty. Thousands of twinkling lights memorializing the fallen glistened on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as dusk settled over the nation’s capital on Thursday evening. Right, are seated beside Secretary Mayorkas. Officers Memorial Fund Board of Directors Chair Lori Sharpe Day, General Merrick Garland, left, and National Law Enforcement National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Oct. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro MayorkasĪddresses thousands of law enforcement personnel, family, andįriends who attended the 33rd Annual Candlelight Vigil held on the
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