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The Police Officer Assistance Trust (POAT) initiated Project HERO in May 2011 - Honoring Every Resting Officer (HERO). The goal of Project HERO is to honor officers killed in the line of duty at their resting location. POAT recognizes the importance of honoring those who have sacrificed their lives for the sake of keeping our communities safe. For the past ten years, the officers were honored from May 1st through May 31st. During this period, the American/Eternal Thin Blue Line flag is placed at each grave or crypt. Grave markers in the shape of police badges and labeled Police Officer proudly hold the flags in place. Nationally, May is the national month to remember the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States. There were 458 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2021, with COVID being the leading cause of death. In the history of Miami-Dade County, a total of 165 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty through year end 2021. We invite the media to join us as we lead in a prayer and depart from the Miami-Dade Police Department Headquarters.
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| Who: | Police Officer Assistance Trust (POAT) | ||
| What: | Project Hero | ||
| When: | May 01, 2022, 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. | ||
| Where: | Miami-Dade Police Department - Fred Taylor's Building 9105 NW 25 Street Doral, Florida 33170 | ||
| Why: | POAT recognizes the importance of honoring those who have sacrificed their lives for the sake of making our communities a safer place to reside. | ||
| Editor's Note: | Media will be assigned to specific officers to follow their route for the day. | ||