One of the amazing things about that memorial is that it is not supported by taxpayer money. By an Act of Congress, a coin was minted. As a result of that subscription and that sale, the police are able to maintain that memorial, and every year to inscribe and honor the names of those who have fallen in the line of duty.
Discussing the funding and maintenance of the police memorial in Washington, D.C.
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