Lt. Tim Field, Fairfax County Police, McLean District Station, in the 2019 Police Unity Tour at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. Photo contributed
Lt. Tim Field, Fairfax County Police, McLean District Station, who resides in the Town of Herndon, participated in the 2019 Police Unity Tour. He did so, as did all other riders in the 250-mile ride, to raise awareness about law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty and to raise money for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
According to the Police Unity Tour, participants, both riders and support, raised a minimum of $2000 each for the Police Unity Tour. The ride began in Portsmouth, Va. and ended at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C.
Lt. Field trained to prepare for the ride throughout the year and persevered through rainy conditions on Sunday, May 12. After the tour, Lt. Field said that at times, in the cold and rain, he thought about quitting but then thought of those who died. “And I kept going,” said Lt. Field.