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New names added to list of fallen officers at DC memorial  – WTOP News

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April 9, 2024

New names added to list of fallen officers at DC memorial  – WTOP News

Engravers began adding 282 names of officers who died in the line of duty to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall. They will be the last added to the original downtown D.C. memorial.

Bill Alexander, CEO of The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, and Anne Arundel County police Chief Amal Awad look at the names to be added on the memorial.
(WTOP/Luke Lukert)

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Engravers began adding 282 names on Monday of officers who died in the line of duty to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall.
(WTOP/Luke Lukert)

engraver adds names to memorial — A worker engraves new names into the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall in downtown D.C.
(WTOP/Luke Lukert)

Engravers began adding 282 names on Monday of officers who died in the line of duty to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall. They will be the last added to the original walls at the downtown D.C. memorial.

“Surrounding us right now, on what we view are very sacred walls, are 23,785 names, the names of all of the men and women across the broad stretch of U.S. history, the men and women in law enforcement who have died in the line of duty,” said Bill Alexander, CEO of The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, during a short ceremony before the engraving process began.

The wall was built in 1991 and the names being sandblasted into it Monday will be the last added to the original memorial. At the time of its construction, builders thought it would hold enough names to last until 2100.

“It’s absolutely staggering to think about the ongoing costs in terms of preserving our democracy, trying to prevent chaos, trying to prevent crime on our streets to allow men and women to go about their lives and feel safe,” Alexander told WTOP. “The cost of that for our country every single year, unfortunately, is hundreds of lives.”

Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal Awad was on hand to watch the work begin.

“I have brothers whose names are listed on this wall. This place means something to me. And I try to pay my respects to our fallen heroes as often as I can,” she told WTOP.

“When you walk through this memorial, you feel it, you feel the energy, you feel the grief, you feel the loss, you feel the pain, the hurt.”

The engraving of all 282 names could take weeks to complete.

Next month, as part of police week, those 282 names will be read out loud at a candlelight vigil on the National Mall.

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to Host Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Sept. 29-Oct. 2

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May 18, 2024

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to Host Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Sept. 29-Oct. 2

May 17, 2024 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO) 66th Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., September 29 – October 2, 2024. Media registration is available at www.astro.org/annualmeetingpress, and general registration is available at www.astro.org/annualmeeting.

Led by ASTRO President Howard Sandler, MD, FASTRO, the conference is expected to attract up to 10,000 oncologists, clinicians, researchers and other health care professionals from around the globe. ASTRO’s 2024 Annual Meeting will feature:

More than 2,300 research presentations and posters on advances in radiation oncology and cancer care
Expert panels and speakers that support the meeting’s theme, “Targeting Provider Wellness for Exceptional Patient Care,” on topics such as mental health support and parental leave, as well as a keynote from Bryan Sexton, PhD, a psychometrician and director of the Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality
Storytelling sessions, educational panels and workshops covering timely issues such as radiopharmaceutical therapy and the impact of artificial intelligence in health care, and a Presidential Symposium highlighting advances in treating prostate and other genitourinary cancers

Registered attendees can choose to join the meeting in person in Washington, D.C. or with virtual access to livestreams of all scientific and educational sessions. Additionally, for those attending in person, more than 170 exhibitors will showcase state-of-the-art technologies for cancer care in the ASTRO Exhibit Hall.

For more information: www.astro.org

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DC brings back popular ‘Late Night Hype' series to keep streets safe

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May 18, 2024

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DC brings back popular ‘Late Night Hype’ series to keep streets safe – NBC4 Washington

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D.C’s five-week countdown to summer starts with a dim Friday

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May 17, 2024

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D.C’s five-week countdown to summer starts with a dim Friday

The five weeks leading to summer started Friday, but in the District, Friday was also a day of overcast that concluded two weeks of clouds or rain.

Friday was the first day of the 35-day period that concludes on June 20, which this year is the day of the solstice, the start of astronomical summer.

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