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Oct 24, 2023 · Sgt. Richard Mendez, a more than 20-year member of the police force, was laid to rest following a public viewing and funeral mass on Tuesday. He was killed while trying to stop a break-in at Philadelphia International Airport earlier this month. Officers salute as the casket arrives at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in ...
Mar 31, 2024 · 8. Updated 5:05 PM PDT, March 30, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — A procession of New York Police Department officers, on foot and driving motorcycles, escorted the remains of their slain colleague, Jonathan Diller, to a Long Island church for his funeral service Saturday. The solemn cry of bagpipes and drums hailed Diller’s arrival at Saint Rose of ...
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When we arrive at a service we see dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of different law enforcement agencies assembled for the memorial. We all come together as one, regardless of the color of our uniform, our state or country of origin or the type of agency. We introduce ourselves to new friends and have conversations as if we have known each other fo...
Weather doesn’t always cooperate with services, either. We will stand in the pouring rain, bitter cold or sweltering heat. Regardless of the conditions, we all stand firm for the same purpose: to honor the fallen. As we stand shoulder to shoulder with our friends, family and colleagues, we see them experiencing a wide range of emotions. These emoti...
When we arrive at the cemetery, we get in formation and stand at attention. We salute the officer’s casket as bagpipes play, salutes rise, tears fall, and the officer’s final radio call is played. This is the last time they will be called upon by radio. It is an emotional time as well as everyone in attendance knows it could have been them. After t...
One of the questions I get from non-law enforcement friends is, “Why do you go to funerals for people you don’t know?” It’s simple: to honor a brother or sister who gave everything to a cause greater than themselves. Over the course of my career I have had the honor and privilege of attending the funerals of far too many fallen police officers. I’v...
Nov 6, 2019 · Qualifying for police honors means that your loved one must have been a sworn-in police officer. Three circumstances warrant police honors: A police officer is killed in the line of duty while performing his or her job. This warrants the highest honors. A police officer is killed off-duty. He or she still qualifies for honors, but the ceremony ...
Oct 24, 2023 · 24) Photos. 36. Updated 3:40 PM PDT, October 24, 2023. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers gathered Tuesday to bid farewell to a Philadelphia police officer killed in an airport parking garage shooting that also wounded another officer earlier this month.
Jan 14, 2017 · 2:25 p.m. Friends and family members wept openly as they walked by the American-flag-draped open casket of an Orlando Police sergeant gunned down in a Wal-Mart parking lot. The funeral service for ...
