The Peace Officer Memorial ceremony was held on Thursday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m.

Locating an Honoree

To locate a name on the memorial, first locate the name on the alphabetical list. In the last column, marked location, of each name is a three character code. The first letter (N or S) refers to the North or South column group. The number refers to the specific column within each group, from left to right. The second letter (L or R) refers to the column face, Left or Right in which the name appears.

EXAMPLE: Robert Forsyth S1L
S-South column group
1-Column number 1
L-Left face of that particular column

Public Safety Memorial

The Georgia Public Safety Memorial was established to recognize Georgia's Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Corrections Officers, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Management Agency Personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. These brave men and women were dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, the protection of life and property and the proud tradition of the public safety services. The people of Georgia are eternally grateful to those who have sacrificed so much.

DEDICATED

JUNE 10, 1997

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend."
John 15:13

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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Georgia Public Safety Memorial proudly displays the names of all those brave men and women honored for their dedication and sacrifice to the citizens of the State of Georgia. Above the names that are etched in granite is the theme of the Memorial, "WITH HONOR THEY SERVED". Each of the individuals listed did just that. They served with HONOR, with COURAGE, with DIGNITY, and with concern for their fellow man.

The earliest known line of duty death in our State, and for that matter the entire country, occurred January 11, 1794. A U.S. Marshal named Robert Forsyth was shot and killed while serving a civil warrant near Augusta. Marshal Forsyth was one of the original 13 U.S. Marshals appointed by President George Washington. But this is only part of the story. At the time of his death, Marshal Forsyth had a 14 year old son named John. John Forsyth, this son of a slain Georgia law enforcement officer, was elected Governor of Georgia in 1827. And, in 1834, he was appointed Secretary of State by President Andrew Jackson and served in that capacity for seven years. As a result, both Forsyth County and the City of Forsyth were named after Robert Forsyth's son. It is quite ironic, but altogether appropriate, that the Georgia Public Safety Memorial which proudly bears the name of Robert Forsyth will be forevermore located in the community named in honor of his son.

The Georgia Public Safety Memorial Committee

The Georgia Public Safety Memorial Committee developed the selection criteria and standards used in honoring those public safety personnel who died as the result of the direct and proximate cause of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty or which arose out of and a result of such public safety officer's performance of official duties. This group is also responsible for the solicitation and acceptance of donations, contributions, and gifts of money and property on behalf of the Center and the Board of Public Safety for the purposes of maintaining the Georgia Public Safety Memorial. The Committee shall consist of one representative from each of the following organizations and two citizens at large members:

Georgia Sheriffs Association

Emergency Medical Services Directors Association of Georgia

State Board of Pardons and Parole

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Division

Georgia Fire Chiefs Association

Georgia Prison Wardens Association

Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police

Georgia Department of Public Safety

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Georgia Department of Corrections

Georgia State Firefighters Association

Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia

Peace Officers Association of Georgia

Fraternal Order of Police

Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

Georgia Firefighters Standards & Training Council

Emergency Medical Services, Dept. Of Human Resources

Georgia Department of Transportation

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Georgia Emergency Management Agency

Police Benevolent Association of Georgia

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

Georgia State Patrol Historical Society

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council