凯利签署行政令设立堪萨斯州“执法人员纪念日”：定为每年5月首个周五
托皮卡——堪萨斯州州长劳拉·凯利10月6日签署第26-07号行政令，设立堪萨斯州“执法人员纪念日”，定于每年5月的第一个周五，首次纪念日将于2027年5月7日举行。
行政令要求，每年纪念日当天，全州旗帜降半旗，以缅怀因公殉职的堪萨斯州执法人员。州政府数据显示，自1866年以来，已有312名执法人员在执勤中牺牲。凯利在今年早些时候的纪念仪式上，缅怀了四位牺牲者：塞奇威克县警长办公室的达里尔·盖德（Daryl Gaede）、堪萨斯公路巡警的明（Ming）、圣露西县警长办公室的西蒙奇克（Simoncic）和海曼（Heimann）。
凯利表示，设立纪念日旨在让公众铭记这些为保护社区付出生命的执法人员的牺牲，并对他们的家属表达敬意。执法机构与遇难者家属团体对此表示欢迎。
行政令还鼓励各县政府与执法部门在纪念日当天组织纪念活动。
信息来源：《托皮卡首府日报》（cjonline）、萨利纳邮报（10月6日报道）
Governor Kelly Signs Executive Order Establishing Kansas Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Day
TOPEKA — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 26-07 on Oct. 6, establishing Kansas Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Day on the first Friday of May each year, with the first observance set for May 7, 2027.
The order requires flags statewide to fly at half-staff on Memorial Day in honor of fallen Kansas law enforcement officers. State figures show 312 officers have died in the line of duty since 1866. At this year's memorial ceremony, Kelly honored four of them: Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office Deputy Daryl Gaede, Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ming, and St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office deputies Simoncic and Heimann.
Kelly said the memorial day will ensure the public remembers the sacrifices of officers who gave their lives protecting their communities, and honors their families. Law enforcement agencies and survivors' groups welcomed the move.
The order also encourages county governments and law enforcement agencies to hold remembrance events on the day.
Sources: Topeka Capital-Journal (cjonline); Salina Post (Oct. 6 reports)
图片来源：图：堪萨斯州议会大厦（托皮卡）。摄影：Aviper2k7，CC BY-SA 3.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
