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We are proud to announce that the official Dedication Ceremony for the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Memorial will be on Friday, May 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

On that day we will formally honor the 49 fallen officers who made the ultimate sacrifice—what Abraham Lincoln called “the last full measure of devotion”—while protecting the people of this county.

The Memorial stands on a picturesque hillside at 601 W. Riverview Avenue, next to the Dayton Masonic Center and overlooking the Great Miami River, Monument Avenue Bridge and downtown skyline.

The site was generously donated by the Dayton Masonic Foundation. The Memorial was designed by the winning artist of our nationwide juried arts competition that garnered 58 proposals from artists in 28 states. The engineering and construction management services were provided by local architectural firm Earl Reeder & Associates.

In 2007 we founded the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Memorial Association, which represents this county’s 33 law enforcement agencies. Our mission is to take care of our own, by supporting the family and coworker survivors of this county’s officers who are tragically killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.

Since then we’ve been staging annual memorial ceremonies to commemorate the fallen, and awarding annual college scholarships to preserve their legacies. But our goal has always been to build a memorial that permanently recognizes their selfless courage, dedication and service.

Although most of the Memorial’s construction and landscaping costs have been covered, we still need additional contributions to fund its sustainability for generations to come.