Historic, once-in-a-lifetime and even epic are not strong enough words to describe the effort and results of Los Angeles reserve police officers assisting, side by side, French municipal police officers as they kept the streets of Paris safe during the Olympics.

LAPD reserve police officers and other law enforcement officers cheered on athletes at the 2024 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games at Cal State Long Beach in June. Thanks to Officers Ali Basher and Albert Austria for providing the photos.

During the process of routing the 15.2 to add this new ribbon to the Department Manual, Volume 3 Management Rules and Procedures, Uniforms and Equipment, it was decided to rename the Reserve Exceptional Service Ribbon as the Reserve Distinguished Service Ribbon.