Tulare County Peace Officer's Memorial & Education Foundation

In May of 2000 Tulare County Sheriff Bill Wittman made the commitment to bring a permanent memorial to Tulare County to honor its fallen heroes. Over the next two years committees and benefactors worked tirelessly to bring this memorial to life, with the dedication of Memorial Park a year later in 2001, and the unveiling of the monument the year following on May 15, 2002.

As of August 2013, there are 24 names engraved on the memorial, and every year in Tulare County, California, and nationally, these heroes are honored in memorial ceremonies where old names are recognized and new names are added.