
2011 Candlelight Ceremony

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- Pins commemorating the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony are on display.
- Attendees check out the resources displayed by staff from the National Center for Victims of Crime at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- Members of Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence display their products and resources for victims at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- Many organizations that support crime victims fill the exhibit hall at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- Voices of Praise perform at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson, Office of Justice Programs, meets with Dennis Shepard prior to the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- The Metropolitan Police Department Ceremonial Honor Guard conducts the Presentation of the Colors at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- Attendees of the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony listen to the National Anthem.
- Joye E. Frost, Acting Director, Office for Victims of Crime, welcomes attendees to the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- Ronald C. Machen, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, addresses those attending the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson, Office of Justice Programs, speaks at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., delivers a speech at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., addresses attendees at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony. Also on stage are (from left) Ronald C. Machen, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; Joye E. Frost, Acting Director, Office for Victims of Crime; Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson, Office of Justice Programs; and keynote speaker Judy Shepard.
- Judy Shepard, mother of hate crime victim and President and Cofounder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, delivers the keynote address at the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony.
- U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., observes a moment of silence with Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson, Office of Justice Programs (left), and keynote speaker Judy Shepard.
- All those presiding over and all those attending the 2011 National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony observe a moment of silence.
- Award recipients and guests observe a moment of silence during the candlelight ceremony.