05/24/2026
The Pickerington Police Department hopes everyone has a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend, which marks the beginning of summer.
More importantly, we need to remember what this holiday weekend is all about. Honoring all of our service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect our great nation.
It has been estimated that some 1.3 MILLION American service members have died during all of the wars that the United States has been involved in, from the Revolutionary War to the current military operations in the Persian Gulf. These brave men and women died keeping America safe. They paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Let us not forget their sacrifices.
“Have you ever stopped to ponder the amount of blood spilled, the volume of tears shed, the degree of pain and anguish endured, the number of noble men and women lost in battle so that we as individuals might have a say in governing our country? Honor the lives sacrificed for your freedoms.“ - Author Unknown
“We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.” - Theodore Roosevelt
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed, by so many, to so few.” - Winston Churchill