How do you feel about law enforcement? Do you like them? Dislike them? Well there is a whole week dedicated to the fallen officers and even the dogs. There are many events that take place during this week. It makes you look at what they do in a whole other way. You endure what the families go through after they see that their loved ones name is on the wall, because they were killed on the job. During this time I kept thinking about how other people felt and what they were going through. As you go on through this week you find out how total strangers from all over can become so close within a few days of meeting each other. Once I arrived and saw all the people, I became nervous and scared because it was my first time coming to police week. I didn't know anything that was going on, what it was about, or what was going to happen. Upon arrival, we remembered we already planned to see the memorials prior to Police Week kick off. On the first day of the events, we went to the Fallen Officer Memorial. Once we got there, we went right to my step-dad's partner's name on the wall. We took pictures of the people from Hope Mills, NC. The second day of the event was a free day and we just walked around explored until night time. Once it became night, it was time for the candle lighting …show more content…
We saw many historical monuments and sites while learning many other things along the way. Even on free days, we went back to the Fallen Officers Memorial Service and were able to trade patches with officers from around the country and even the world. For example, I got patches from: London, New York, Washington State, Oregon, etc. On the last day, we all went to the capital to listen the the President and the Vice President speak. Both the President and Vice president said they were thankful for all that the officers do for towns, cities, and states. This is another time when you can go get patches and trade