The Police Officers Assistance Trust (POAT) initiated Project HERO in May 2011 - Honoring Every Resting Officer (HERO). The goal of Project HERO is to honor officers killed in the line of duty at their resting location.  POAT recognizes the importance of honoring those who have sacrificed their lives for the sake of keeping our communities safe.  For the past six years, the officers were honored from May 1st through May 31st.  During this period, the United States and Eternal Blue Line flags are placed at each grave or crypt.  Grave markers in the shape of police badges and labeled Police Officer will proudly hold the flags in place. The month of May is the national month to remember the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States.  A total of 1,555 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years, an average of one death every 53 hours or 155 per year.  There were 129 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2017.  In the history of Miami-Dade County, a total of 143 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty. We invite the media to join us as we lead in a prayer and depart from the Big Five Club, 600 S.W. 92 Avenue, Miami, Fl. 33174.