Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society™
A Big THANK YOU!!!
We would like to thank everyone for making our 34th Peace Officers Memorial week a great success. And remember to keep the date for next years memorial and tattoo when we celebrate Police Week in Cleveland May 11-16, 2020!
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We invite you to shop our online products. With your purchase, you are supporting the operation of this organization whose purpose is to honor fallen officers. This website features selected memorial merchandise. All memorial merchandise will be available at certain GCPOMS Merchandise Sales. Specific dates and locations here.
Jan-Feb 2019 GCPOMS Newsletter - "The Epitaph"
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner
- Badges of Courage
- In Memoriam
- Police Week 2019/34th Annual Police Memorial Commemoration
Keeping The Promise... to never forget our fallen heroes.™
Honoring the service of fallen peace officers, ensuring that they are never forgotten and providing assistance and emotional support to their families. We serve Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Geauga, Medina and Northern Summit counties.
What We Do
We Honor Service to the Community
Each year in May, the Police Memorial Society remembers fallen officers during the Greater Cleveland Police Memorial Commemoration, a schedule of events for family, friends and the entire community. The 34th Annual Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society Commemoration will coincide with Police Week in 2019. Events include:
- Greater Cleveland Police Memorial Parade
- Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Service
- Public Safety Fair & Expo: Exhibits and interactive displays by first responders on Saturday of the Commemoration.
- Cleveland International Tattoo
Enjoy the stirring sounds and pageantry of the Pipes and Drums, marching bands, drill teams, dancers and choruses. A heart-pounding and high energy salute to our safety forces, our armed forces . . . our country!
- Samuel H. Miller Lifetime Achievement Award
- PO Anthony J. Johnson Memorial Police Officer of the Year Award
- Patrolman Norman A. Drew Memorial Citizen of the Year Award
- Lance Corporal Andrew W. Nowacki Memorial Veteran of the Year Award
- GCPOMS President's Award
We Support Families
The Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society™ provides emotional and practical support to the families of fallen officers.
We Advance Education for Law Enforcement
Additionally, the Police Memorial Society awards the Peter Lawer Memorial Scholarship each year to a police officer furthering his/her education, or a student pursuing a degree in law enforcement or a related field, and planning a career in law enforcement. The scholarship is awarded each May during the annual Greater Cleveland Police Memorial Commemoration. Scholarship criteria...
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