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HEROES ARE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE - ONE COULD BE YOU The beautiful bronze and granite "California Peace Officers' Memorial" located on State Capitol grounds in Sacramento contains the names of the more than 1,400 courageous peace officers who have laid down their lives in the line of duty protecting and serving their fellow Californians, dating back to early statehood. Existing law allows taxpayers to make voluntary tax-free contributions on their personal state income tax returns to the "California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation Fund". The process is simple. No checks to write and no solicitors. The taxpayer merely executes a "check off" on his or her state income tax return in the amount of at least $1.00 or more. Importantly, the law specifies that all contributions must be used to maintain the "California Peace Officers' Memorial", and for activities in support of the most deserving surviving families of those gallant men and women peace officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. When you file your state income tax return for 2004 we urge every taxpayer and the more than 100,000 professional peace officers serving in California to become "heroes" by supporting this most worthwhile cause.
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