The nation's fallen correctional officers were honored at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on Saturday morning.
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Corrections Chiefs Committee gathered at the Memorial as they have since it was first dedicated in 1991.
The roll call of fallen heroes was solemnly read aloud as members of the participating honor guards carried red roses to the center medallion.
A special moment of tribute was held for Carolyn Ann Cross, Deputy Director of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, who was slain at her home in Alexandria, Va. last year.
After each flower was placed, a single bell tolled. In White doves were released at the end of the ceremony and a wreath was placed at the medallion.
The ceremony is held during National Correctional Officers and Employees Week -- held May 3-9 this year -- which was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.
