Please display a blue light(s) this Christmas in honor of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. We are having a tree lighting ceremony at the courthouse in Kalispell on Wednesday, December 15th at 5:30 pm. Hope to see you there!
We had a great turnout. Check out these links:
http://www.kpax.com/news/project-blue-light-honors-fallen-montana-officers/
Project Blue Light began in 1988 when the surviving mother-in-law of a
We had a great turnout. Check out these links:
http://www.kpax.com/news/project-blue-light-honors-fallen-montana-officers/
Project Blue Light began in 1988 when the surviving mother-in-law of a
Philadelphia (PA) police officer killed in the line of duty told COPS(Concerns
of Police Survivors) that she would have two blue lights in her window for
the holidays, one in memory of her son-in-law and one in memory of her
daughter, the officer’s widow, who had been killed in a car crash that year.
COPS adopted this idea as a way that everyone could honor the officers who
serve and protect us while remembering those who have been killed in the
line of duty. Project Blue Light has grown steadily as a way of remembering
our departed law enforcement officers across America and beyond. The
concept is a simple one. Place a single blue light in your window in memory
of fallen officers. At this time of year, ornamental light fixtures, such as
candlestick replicas, are easy to come by and serve this purpose well.
Replace the (usually) white light bulb with a single blue bulb, and place it in
a window where it will be seen. Most people won’t know its significance, but
the ones to whom it matters most, will.
Agencies across the country stage their own Project Blue Light ceremonies, wherehttp://www.kpax.com/news/project-blue-light-honors-fallen-montana-officers/ officers can gather for a few minutes in remembrance and fellowship. Most who have taken part in these ceremonies have reported that they are intensely moving and make them more mindful of the best traditions of policing, and the need for their personal vigilance to insure their safety and
survival.
This isn’t costly, it doesn’t require traveling any farther than to the variety store, and it doesn’t telegraph any police relationship to the bad guys. It’s our way of telling each other that we remember the sacrifices of those that have gone before us. Please support Project Blue Light.
