May 13, 2025, Eagle Chapter Air Force Security Forces Association hosted the six family members that accepted our invitation in our attempt to invite all eleven families to come to Washington DC for the unveiling of their family member names at the 37th Annual Candlelight Vigil on the grounds of the US Capitol. In the above image, Brigadier General Brian A. Filler, the HQ USAF Director of Security Forces reads their names. The general also spoke at the Eagle Chapter reception luncheon held in the Tuskegee Airman Ball Room, the Club, at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Washington DC. 

Shown below are highlights of the day long activities in honor of the families. Also a very special thanks to the Andersen Air Force Base Project Managers that attended the reception luncheon and a Pentagon Tour that was held to held in honor of the families.

Brigadier General Brian A Filler Speaks at Eagle Chapter's hosted luncheon provided free to all families and attendees. 

Eagle Chapter Honors the Attending Families at our 2025 Fallen Defenders Families Reception Luncheon
Starting in order of Air Force Base 
Andersen Air Force Base Guam Attending Family - Airman Laurie A. Lucas - her brother, James.
​Eagle Chapter provided $1,350.00 as a token of our appreciation, plus an Eagle Chapter Coin. We also invited James to touch Airman Lucas' heritage plaque that we provide to her unit for their display in their unit heritage room. 

Eagle Chapter Honored the Attending Andersen Unit Project Managers - SSgt Cambrea Thompson and TSgt Derek Hofschneider.  Aside from the plaques for each Airmen, we provided them each an Eagle Chapter Coin and we will send $500.00 to the Andersen SF Booster Club once we meet all AF JAG requirements.

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Below, Eagle Chapter Honors Attending Ellsworth Air Force Base South Dakota Families
The Attending Sergeant Bernard N. Blake Family - his spouse, Katherine, and brother-in-law SMSgt (Retired) Richard Watkins. 
Eagle Chapter provides Katherine $1,350.00 as a token of our appreciation of her family's loss. We also provide an Eagle Chapter Coin to each, and we ask them to touch the heritage plaque that we will send to the unit to provide an everlasting observance of the loss of their loved one. We also will send the unit $500.00 to their Security Forces booster club - all as a token of our appreciation. Assisting me with the presentation is Lt Col Phil Ferris (not shown) master of ceremony and Eagle Chapter NLEOM Committee Member, and Maj (Ret) Karl Blinkinsop, Eagle Chapter Vice Chair AFDW Wing.

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Below, the attending Sergeant David A. Cloe Family - brother, James "Jim" , sister, Carol Cole, and nephew, James "JC" Cloe.
Eagle Chapter provided James $1,350.00 as a token of our appreciation of his family's loss. We also provide an Eagle Chapter Coin to each and we ask them to touch the heritage plaque that we will send to the unit to provide an everlasting observance of the loss of their loved one. We also send $500.00 to the Ellsworth Security Forces booster club - all as a token of our appreciation.

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Below, the attending Sergeant Glen G. Wilson Family - sister, Laurean Reynolds and niece, Susannah Silvia.
Eagle Chapter provided Laurean $1,350.00 as a token of our appreciation of his family's loss. We also provided an Eagle Chapter Coin to each, and we ask them to touch the heritage plaque that we will send to the unit to provide an everlasting observance of the loss of their loved one. We also send $500.00 to the Ellsworth Security Forces booster club - all as a token of our appreciation.

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Eagle Chapter Honors Attending Whiteman Air Force Base Missouri Families
Below, the Attending Senior Airman David R. Jones Family - his sister, Elizabeth Hosket, and nephew, Wilmer Hosket. 
Eagle Chapter provided Elizabeth $1,350.00 as a token of our appreciation of her family's loss. We also provide an Eagle Chapter Coin to each and we ask them to touch the heritage plaque that we will send to the unit to provide an everlasting observance of the loss of their loved one. We also will send Whiteman $500.00 to their Security Forces booster club - all as a token of our appreciation. 

Below, the Attending Senior Airman Marion L. Pace Family - his brother, Charlie Pace Jr., sister-in-law, Sharon and niece, Madyson Pace. 
Eagle Chapter provided Charlie $1,350.00 as a token of our appreciation of his family's loss. We also provide an Eagle Chapter Coin to all family members and we asked them to touch the heritage plaque that we will send to the Whiteman Security Forces Squadron to provide an everlasting observance of the loss of their loved one. We also will send Whiteman $500.00 to their Security Forces booster club - all as a token of our appreciation. 

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Signage
Eagle Chapter provides replicas of the 46 signs of Defenders that we place at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC during National Police Week at the reception luncheon at Bolling. We encourage families to take these as souvenirs if they desire. Here we only show the signs for the attending family members. We do produce all 46 signs and a wreath for National Police Week. 

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At top, General Filler Formally Inducts the Names of the 11 Defenders into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. 
The attending families start out the day with us with a tour at the Pentagon - thanks to the Pentagon Police Department. After the tour, we host them plus guests at a free luncheon at the Bolling Club's Tuskegee Airmen's Ballroom. They finish up the day at 2000/8:00PM with the 37th Annual Candlelight Vigil where their loved one's names will be formally inducted into the National Law Enforcment Officers Memorial. Brig. Gen Brian Filler reads their names on the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington DC.  Our thanks to the attending Andersen AFB Guam Defenders and all that helped us make this an extraordinary event for the families.