All public invited. Nationally recognized...will be recognized locally. Express your thanks and appreciation to an officer today. Ask for a Blue Ribbon at Victoria Police Department (Records Dept. 105 W. Juan Linn St.), then attend the memorial service at Leo J. Welder Center, downtown Victoria at 9:00am, Friday, May 15th. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.