Police officers from all over the country came to Washington DC for three days in May to honor and memorialize the police officers killed in the line of duty. Approximately 25,000 police officers rode law enforcement and private motorcycles and participated in an escorted ride to the Police Memorial Wall. At the wall, they held a candlelight vigil, announced 326 new names to be added to the wall, and placed wreaths on the wall where the officers of different police departments have their names.
 The Owego Police Department has had two officers killed in the line of duty: Forrest A. Hall and Isaac Whiltse. Retired Police Officer Gerald L. Pierce, and Officers Ralph Azersky and Guy Kulwanowski traveled to Washington to participate in the Police Memorial Lawride. They rode the police motorcycles in the memorial parade to the memorial wall and placed wreaths at the positions on the police wall where the two deceased officers' names had been placed. 
 The National Police Memorial Lawride is an annual event that attracts police officers from every state in the nation and some foreign countries.