GINA B. GOOD / PVT The Nye County Sheriff's Office honored its own on Police Memorial Day: Back row, from left, Lt. Ed Howard, Sgt Dan Thomassian, Det. James Chandler, Dep. Ed Cobb, Dep. Ray Robert, Dep. John Farinhout, Sgt. Mike Horn. Middle row: Dep. Dan Pineau, Dep. Jim Scott, Investigator John Powell, Dep. Eric Murphy, Dep. John Kakavulias. Dispatchers are seated, from left: Tammy Carroll, Ashley Weldon, Leighann Johnson. Advertisement

The Nye County Sheriff's Office joined communities across the United States to commemorate National Police Week, from May 10-16.

This year, the names of 387 fallen officers were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers memorial in Washington, D.C. The names included 133 officers who died in the line of duty during 2008, plus another 254 from previous years.

"In 1962, John F. Kennedy signed a presidential declaration recognizing May 15 as Police Memorial Day," said Sheriff Tony DeMeo during a ceremony on that day at the Nye County Emergency Services Operations Center, with their families in attendance.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated in 1991, honoring all federal, state and local law enforcers. The names of more than 17,500 officers are inscribed in the marble walls, dating back to the first known death in 1792.

Fifteen members of the sheriff's office were honored for their service beyond the call of duty.