NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 13, 2011)–Country music entertainer Mark Wills recently accepted a personal invitation to attend theNational Law Enforcement Museum’s 2ndAnnual Gala this past Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Held in Washington, D.C. at the Grand Hyatt, this year’s gala celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Museum, scheduled to open in late 2013.
“I feel so honored to have had the opportunity to join in such a noteworthy occasion,” Wills stated. “To be able to attend and celebrate such a milestone – 20 years! – was truly a privilege, and to be part of the efforts to build an honorarium for our men and women of service was befitting.”
As a sworn reserve deputy sheriff in Cherokee Country, Georgia, Wills joined other members of the Gala’s Celebrity Cabinet: Master of Ceremonies Richard Belzer (Actor; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), the Museum’s National Spokesperson Vincent D’Onofrio (Actor; Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and, the evening’s recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, Dick Wolf (Emmy Award winning producer; theLaw & Order franchise) for an evening of celebrating and remembering. As an added bonus, the 600-plus guests were offered the first glimpses of various artifacts and the Museum’s Hall of Remembrance, an “exhibit designed to tell the stories behind the names currently inscribed on the national monument in Washington’s Judiciary Square.”
About the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund:
Founded in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is dedicated to honoring and remembering the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States. Their mission is to generate increased public support for the law enforcement profession by permanently recording and appropriately commemorating the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers; and to provide information that will help promote law enforcement safety. The NLEOMF built and maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and is preparing to open the first-ever National Law Enforcement Museum, adjacent to the Memorial, scheduled to open in late 2013. The Museum will tell the story of American law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education. For more information, visit www.nleomf.org.
About Mark Wills:
“I feel so honored to have had the opportunity to join in such a noteworthy occasion,” Wills stated. “To be able to attend and celebrate such a milestone – 20 years! – was truly a privilege, and to be part of the efforts to build an honorarium for our men and women of service was befitting.”
As a sworn reserve deputy sheriff in Cherokee Country, Georgia, Wills joined other members of the Gala’s Celebrity Cabinet: Master of Ceremonies Richard Belzer (Actor; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), the Museum’s National Spokesperson Vincent D’Onofrio (Actor; Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and, the evening’s recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, Dick Wolf (Emmy Award winning producer; theLaw & Order franchise) for an evening of celebrating and remembering. As an added bonus, the 600-plus guests were offered the first glimpses of various artifacts and the Museum’s Hall of Remembrance, an “exhibit designed to tell the stories behind the names currently inscribed on the national monument in Washington’s Judiciary Square.”
About the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund:
Founded in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is dedicated to honoring and remembering the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States. Their mission is to generate increased public support for the law enforcement profession by permanently recording and appropriately commemorating the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers; and to provide information that will help promote law enforcement safety. The NLEOMF built and maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and is preparing to open the first-ever National Law Enforcement Museum, adjacent to the Memorial, scheduled to open in late 2013. The Museum will tell the story of American law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education. For more information, visit www.nleomf.org.
About Mark Wills:
With a tenure that spans over 15 years in country music, Mark Wills is as well-known in the industry for his philanthropy and honest “good ol’ boy” attitude as his reputation for being a singer’s singer. Wills has a list of No. 1’s to his name such as, “Wish You Were Here”and "19 Somethin’," and ten Top 10 singles including "Jacob's Ladder," "Places I've Never Been," "I Do (Cherish You)," "Don't Laugh At Me," "She's in Love" and his Wills branded rendition of Brian McKnight's "Back At One."Wills’ latest LOOKING FOR AMERICA(distributed by Gracie Productions) features both the title cut and the USA Cares Warrior Treatment Today campaign song, “Crazy Being Home” (www.crazybeinghome.com).
For more information on Mark Wills and upcoming tour dates, visit: www.markwills.com.
Pictured:
Picture #1- Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President John Adler, Vincent D'Onofrio (who plays Detective Robert Goren "Law & Order: Criminal Intent") and Mark Wills
Picture #2 - Mark Wills with Lenny DePaul, Commander / Chief Inspector U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and A & E Network TV Show "ManHunters"
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