NPDF OFFICIALS ATTEND POLICE DEDICATION
IN GENOA ITALY

On March 2, 2009, NPDF President Jack Holder and Executive Director Joseph Occhipinti presented a "VALOR AWARD" to the family of slain Italian State Police Officer Daniele Macciantelli killed in the line of duty in September 2008. The officer was responding to a domestic violence call when he was fatally stabbed by the suspect.

The dedication ceremonies included the renaming of a soccer field in the memory of Officer Macciantelli and a special concert by the Italian State Police Band. Director Occhipinti told the audience that Officer Macciantelli was a real life hero who made the ultimate sacrifice and will never be forgotten by the law enforcement community, both in the United States and Italy. More Details

Ottaviano and Milena Macciantelli would like to thank the National Police Defence Foundation, its executive director, Mr Joseph Occhipinti and its President, Jack Holder, for taking part in the ceremony of dedication of football pitch to our dear Daniele that was held in Genova on 2 March 2009.

Many thanks also for the award that you gave us, which we appreciated a lot. We were really impressed by your words, so we are sending you the only thing which is possible to send by e-mail, a photo representing our Daniele that was taken a few months before the tragedy.

Many thanks also from Daniele's mother, Maria Rosa Marconi.

ottaviano macciantelli La Spezia, 4 march 2009