National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to Break Ground on Congressionally Authorized Museum

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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Sep 27, 2010, 11:28 ET

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund:

WHAT: The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will formally mark groundbreaking for the National Law Enforcement Museum with a public ceremony. Celebrating an important new chapter in the history of law enforcement, the groundbreaking ceremony will take place at the future site of the mostly underground museum.

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Projected to open in 2013, the National Law Enforcement Museum will be an architecturally inspiring, 55,000-square-foot museum located adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC's Judiciary Square. The Museum will tell the story of American law enforcement through high-tech, interactive exhibits, collections, research and education.

WHO: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

Board of Directors and staff of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Law enforcement officers, friends and supporters

WHEN: Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Future site of the National Law Enforcement Museum

400 Block of E Street, NW, Washington, DC

Adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Members of the media who wish to set up an interview are advised that speakers will be available immediately after the ceremony for one-on-one interviews.

Interested media should RSVP to Mary Baker at (202) 729-4147 or via email at [email protected].

More details on the Ceremony as well as other groundbreaking activities, including the Gala, can be found at: http://www.nleomf.org/museum/groundbreaking/

SOURCE National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund