National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

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memorial monument outdoor sculpture

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is a commemorative monument in Washington, D.C., honoring law enforcement officers in the United States who have died in the line of duty.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial canonical	6
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund	4
Fraternal Order of Police National Memorial	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4848352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Context triple: [Judiciary Square, hasLandmark, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial]

A. Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
B. Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
C. CIA Memorial Wall
The CIA Memorial Wall is a solemn monument honoring Central Intelligence Agency officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, marked by engraved stars within the agency’s headquarters.
D. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial is a national monument honoring the contributions and sacrifices of women who have served in the United States Armed Forces throughout history.
E. Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Target entity description: The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is a commemorative monument in Washington, D.C., honoring law enforcement officers in the United States who have died in the line of duty.

A. Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
B. Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
C. CIA Memorial Wall
The CIA Memorial Wall is a solemn monument honoring Central Intelligence Agency officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, marked by engraved stars within the agency’s headquarters.
D. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial is a national monument honoring the contributions and sacrifices of women who have served in the United States Armed Forces throughout history.
E. Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	memorial ⓘ monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ
category	Law enforcement memorials ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commemorates	law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedOn	October 15, 1991 ⓘ
designer	Davis Buckley ⓘ
genre	commemorative monument ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation	38.8944° N, 77.0163° W ⓘ
hasInscription	names of fallen law enforcement officers ⓘ
hasMotto	“It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived.” ⓘ
hasNumberOfNamesInscribed	over 20,000 ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://nleomf.org/memorial ⓘ
hasPart	bronze lion cub sculptures ⓘ bronze lion sculptures ⓘ curved blue-gray marble walls ⓘ
hasPurpose	to honor law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty ⓘ
hasShape	two semicircular walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the commemorative landscape of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
honors	United States law enforcement officers ⓘ law enforcement officers ⓘ
inception	1991 ⓘ
locatedIn	Judiciary Square ⓘ Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ United States capital ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ⓘ linked to: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ marble ⓘ
near	National Law Enforcement Museum ⓘ
opened	1991 ⓘ
ownedBy	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ⓘ linked to: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
subjectOf	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ceremonies ⓘ
theme	law enforcement ⓘ public safety ⓘ
usedFor	National Police Week events ⓘ annual candlelight vigil ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judiciary Square → hasLandmark → National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ⓘ

Judiciary Square → hasMemorial → National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ⓘ

Judiciary Square neighborhood → hasLandmark → Fraternal Order of Police National Memorial ⓘ