Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News
“To our FBI Family, to our federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement partners, and to our law enforcement partners around the world,” Director Wray said, “please know you have my gratitude for all you have done—and all you continue to do—to protect our communities.”
At the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., the names of 282 officers killed in the line of duty were added this year to two curving, 304-foot-long limestone walls containing the names of more than 24,000 fallen law enforcement personnel. The memorial, which rests on three acres of federal park land, was dedicated in 1991 and contains names dating back to the first known death in 1786.
Among the new names etched into the stone memorial is that of retired FBI Special Agent John “Jack” Hess, who died last August of cancer he developed from toxic debris he encountered at the Pentagon on 9/11. Five years ago, Hess was among a cadre of vocal advocates pressing special agents and other 9/11 first responders to get check-ups and register for health benefits through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.