The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office hosts an annual tree lighting ceremony to ensure those we love and have lost will never be forgotten.

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The ceremony is a symbol of hope for peace as family and friends gather to commemorate the victims they love dearly.  The central feature of the memorial is a tree containing a silent angel ornament that has been personally engraved with the names of victims of homicide.  The Silent Angels symbolize hope, goodness, purity, protection, comfort and consolation.  

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