Hannah Ellis Releases "Officer Down"

Courtesy Evolution PR

Nashville, TN (Press Release) - Rising star and Word Country Songwriter Hannah Ellis is set to perform her moving and personal tribute “Officer Down” during the 35th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service, sponsored by the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police and the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, at the West Front Capitol in Washington, DC.  The service, being held on Sunday, May 15th, will honor fallen members of local enforcement from across the country and draws nearly 40,000 members of the law enforcement community annually. 

“Officer Down,” written by Wordcountry writers Steven Dale Jones, Justin Ebach and Ellis, is a tribute dedicated to Officer Daniel Ellis, her cousin who lost his life in the line of duty.  Ellis is honored to share this song, written from the perspective of his wife, at the Nation’s Capitol this weekend to salute all the fallen heroes. 

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“I am so grateful for the opportunity to honor my cousin and all the other fallen heroes at the Memorial Service,” says Ellis.  “It was such a tragic time for my family so it’s a huge blessing to honor him in such a big way at the Capitol of our great country."  

The Memorial Service will also feature a performance by Maddie & Tae and regards from the Assistant Deputy Director Department of Justice.  For more information about the Memorial Service or National Police week, visit www.policeweek.org.

“Officer Down” is available on iTunes.
 
About Hannah Ellis 
Hannah Ellis is a dynamic singer and songwriter who recently signed a publishing deal with Wordcountry.  She was featured on Season 8 of The Voice and has opened for artists like Lee Brice, Jake Owen, Brett Eldredge, Joe Diffie, Blackhawk and many others.  Ellis was a featured artist at Pepsi’s Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City and has played gigs all over the South.  She was recently featured in a commercial for her alma mater the University of Kentucky, where she graduated in 2012.  She moved to Nashville immediately following graduation to pursue her dreams of singing and writing songs.  For more information, visit www.facebook.com/hannahellismusic, @hannahgreyellis on Twitter and Instgram. 
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About National Police Week
The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.
The National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, which is sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, is one in a series of events which includes the Candlelight Vigil, which is sponsored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and seminars sponsored by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.)
National Police Week draws in between 25,000 to 40,000 attendees. The attendees come from departments throughout the United States as well as from agencies throughout the world. 

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