Gold Star Families Memorial and Park


Gold Star Families Memorial and Park is located east of Soldier Field in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The memorial is maintained by the Chicago Police Department Honor Guard and is intended to honor 585 CPD officers who died in the line of duty. The memorial was dedicated in 2006 by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. A guard from the CPD is also posted at the memorial 24/7, similarly to the Tomb guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington.