Every 54 hours, the thin blue line of law enforcement fades to black... It's a tragic but inevitable fact of life.
Very few of the people served by law enforcement officers have a true understanding of this statistic, and how it comes to fruition.
For the first time in Oregon's history, the public is being invited to attend a 90-minute feature documentary filmed in partnership with The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Modern City Entertainment.
It's called, "Heroes behind the Badge". It highlights the actions of several fallen officers, as well as those who were able to survive some dangerous, near death encounters. A promotional clip is available for view on YouTube at: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=TMJCOEOGYgg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTMJCOEOGYgg
The full-length viewing is scheduled for Friday, January 18th, at 7:00pm at the West Salem High School Auditorium, 1776 Titan Drive, in Salem.
Following the film, retired Miami-Dade Florida Police Officer (and Producer of the film) Bill Erfurth will host a discussion answering questions from the audience.
Nationally, the documentary has been selling out every show. Tickets can be purchased in advance by contacting Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Matt Hagan, at Mhagan@co.marion.or.us.
Proceeds from the $20 tickets will be shared between The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (http://www.nleomf.com/) and the Special Olympics of Oregon (http://www.specialolympics.org/Regions/north-america/Locations/Special-Olympics-NA-Oregon.aspx).
Very few of the people served by law enforcement officers have a true understanding of this statistic, and how it comes to fruition.
For the first time in Oregon's history, the public is being invited to attend a 90-minute feature documentary filmed in partnership with The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Modern City Entertainment.
It's called, "Heroes behind the Badge". It highlights the actions of several fallen officers, as well as those who were able to survive some dangerous, near death encounters. A promotional clip is available for view on YouTube at: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=TMJCOEOGYgg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTMJCOEOGYgg
The full-length viewing is scheduled for Friday, January 18th, at 7:00pm at the West Salem High School Auditorium, 1776 Titan Drive, in Salem.
Following the film, retired Miami-Dade Florida Police Officer (and Producer of the film) Bill Erfurth will host a discussion answering questions from the audience.
Nationally, the documentary has been selling out every show. Tickets can be purchased in advance by contacting Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Matt Hagan, at Mhagan@co.marion.or.us.
Proceeds from the $20 tickets will be shared between The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (http://www.nleomf.com/) and the Special Olympics of Oregon (http://www.specialolympics.org/Regions/north-america/Locations/Special-Olympics-NA-Oregon.aspx).