In Washington DCʼs Judiciary Square, about eight blocks from the U.S. Capitol, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial bears the names of tens of thousands of police officers who have lost their lives across the country since the late 19th century. The names of our great grandfather George Sechler and his fellow New York City Police officer Alfred Selleck are engraved in the memorial.
A similar monument on the banks of the Hudson River, two blocks from the World Trade Center in New York City, commemorates all slain New York City police officers and lists Sechler and Selleck together. This monument pre-dates, and survived, the 9/11 attack.
Bridging the Silences 