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MIAMI-DADE ( April 22, 2025 )–

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 fourteen 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 month to remember the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States. There were 165 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2024. In the history of Miami-Dade County, a total of 169 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty through year end 2024.

We invite the media to join us as we lead in a prayer and depart from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Headquarters.

Who:

Police Officer Assistance Trust (POAT)

What:

Project HERO

When:

April 23, 2025 — 09:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

Where:

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Headquarters Building 9105 NW 25 Street Doral, FL. 33172

Editors Note:

Media will be assigned to specific officers to follow their route for the day.

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