The Line of Duty

The Line of Duty (HM18GU)

Location: Washington, DC 20242
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.6', W 77° 2.055'

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— United States Park Police —

The building in front of you serves as headquarters for the United States Park Police. Created by President George Washington in 1791, the U.S. Park Police functions as a unit of the National Park Service with jurisdiction in all parks. U.S. Park Police officers provide law enforcement in the Washington, DC, New York City, and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Officers investigate and detain those suspected of committing offenses against the United States. The U.S. Park Police also carries out services for many notable events conducted in the national Parks.

Several officers have paid the ultimate sacrifice while performing honorable duties for the safety and protection of the United States and its citizens. Their names are forever remembered and memorialized on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

"It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived."
Vivian Eney Cross, Survivor

[Photo captions:]
Lower left:
United States Park Police pay tribute to a fallen officer who died in the line of duty.

upper right:
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is a special place for reflection. It is located on the 400 block of E Street, NW, Washington, DC.
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HM NumberHM18GU
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 9:10pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 323537 N 4305056
Decimal Degrees38.87666667, -77.03425000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.6', W 77° 2.055'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 36.00" N, 77° 2' 3.30" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1100 Ohio Dr SW, Washington DC 20242, US
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