Back the Blue Memorial Ceremony

11/08/2024

We are excited to be a part of this first annual shop with a cop event with the Greenville Ohio Police Department

Chief Benge is excited to announce the department’s first annual “Shop With a Cop” event on **December 7th at 9:00 AM** at **Walmart**. This special event is being hosted in partnership with the local non-profit group **Back the Blue Memorial Ceremony** and aims to provide Christmas gifts to underprivileged children in our community.

Not only will the event give children the opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts, but it will also be a chance for them to spend time with our dedicated officers, engage in meaningful conversations, and receive important resources related to drug awareness and prevention.

**Sign-up sheets** for the event are available at:
- Greenville YMCA
- The Boys and Girls Club
- Greenville City Schools
- Greenville Police Department
- Horse Parade (11/23/24) GPD tent by Courthouse

The deadline to sign up is **November 30th**.

We are excited about this opportunity to bring some holiday cheer to children who need it most and to foster positive relationships within our community. We look forward to seeing you there!

11/01/2024

Our Committee had fun seeing all the littles last night!! Always Back the Blue!!

10/31/2024

Come see us on Broadway tonight. We are located at the Bicycle shop at the circle!! Can’t wait to see all the littles 💙💙💙🎃🎃🎃

10/19/2024

Trooper Corey Thompsen was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of East Leverett Road at County Road 1300E in Champaign County at approximately 3:40 pm.

10/18/2024

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Steven Roberts and the Arby’s restaurants for their generous donation to our ceremony to honor fallen officers. Without the support of businesses of our community we wouldn’t be able to do this tribute each year.

10/09/2024

Prayers to ALL our first responders in the south!! We are praying for all of you !!

09/29/2024

Prayers 💙

Trooper Kevin Ramirez-Vasquez succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle west of Odessa on September 17, 2024.

09/22/2024

RIP K9 Mikka
💙🐾

K9 Mikka died after her handler's patrol car caught fire during an intense shootout with a wanted subject along Una Road, near Ashland-Stokes Bridge Road at about 9:00 am.

09/22/2024

💙Thank you for your service! RIP

Police Officer David Lee was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting at an accident scene on eastbound I-70, just east of the Adelaide Avenue exit, shortly after 8:45 am.

09/13/2024

Always 💙

09/07/2024

Prayers for Phoenix 💙

09/04/2024

Congratulations Greg Zechar
Well deserved!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/7gcAEdcNh26wTaMo/?mibextid=WC7FNe

08/13/2024

07/01/2024

💥Breaking News From Back the Blue💥

🚔 Back the Blue Memorial Ceremony is proud to announce that Country Music Artist JOHN BERRY has signed on to be a part of the 2025 Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony being held May 17th.

🚓 John rose to stardom on the country charts in the mid 1990's. During his star making decade he released 20 singles on the country music charts, 6 of which landed in the top 5. His mega hit 'Your Love Amazes Me' reached #1 on the Billboard and Country Radio charts. John's songs 'Standing on the edge of goodbye' & 'She's taken a shine' reached the #1 slot on Radio & Records chart. Johns awards & nominations include:

👉 ACM Top New Male Vocalist in 1994
👉 Grammy Award winner in 1996
👉 Grammy nominee in 1995
👉 Nominated for both the CMA Horizon Award and the Top Male Vocalist Award in 1995
👉 Nominated for Vocal Event of the Year in 1997
👉 Nominated for ICM Awards Mainstream Country Male Artist Award in 2013.

Feel free to click the link and have a listen:
https://youtu.be/2fW0dpv_g-g?si=GfVe3kdPQKnfvczB

🖤💙🖤 Stay tuned for more details regarding Johns meet and greet opportunities, concert, and merchandise availability.

06/29/2024

https://youtube.com/shorts/ladPHdzPr0U?si=ogBJKpsV075UwAMR

Thank you Will Dempsey for not only being a part of our event, but for taking the time in the months afterward to make such a nice video incorporating it. We wish you all the success in the world and hope to have you back again in the future! Go check him out everyone!

05/25/2024

GREENVILLE – The Annual Back the Blue Memorial Ceremony honored Our Fallen Officers from 2023 at the Darke County Fairgrounds Coliseum with record attendance.

05/22/2024

Shout out to Deb and Amber from MM Defense for providing food and soft drinks for our performers, staff and our committee at the Back the Blue Memorial Ceremony! Thank you for all you did and continue to do for our Law Enforcement 💙

05/19/2024

We would like to thank our volunteers from Greenville Federal for your time at our event. We appreciated everything you did!!

Melissa Billig
Katie Brinley
Logan Hummel
Brooke Netzley-Nibert