The Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday honored 238 officers killed in the line of duty, including a special tribute to those who died of complications from COVID-19.
The ceremony featured traditional police honors: the “missing man” helicopter flyover formation, the riderless horse, a solo bugler playing taps, and the “end of watch broadcast.” Families placed a long-stem rose near their loved one’s name plate at the newly renovated memorial wall.
Chief Michel Moore was to announce the inclusion of 15 officers who died in 1918-19, as a result of the Spanish flu.
A riderless horse is led at a memorial ceremony to honor the 238 L.A. police officers killed in the line of duty over the years, held at LAPD headquarters on Wednesday.
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An LAPD color guard at the memorial ceremony held at LAPD headquarters.
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An LAPD rifle volley performs a 21-gun salute.
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Choung Ja Lee, fifth from left, mother of fallen Officer Nicholas Lee, and other family members at the ceremony.
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Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore, left, Flo Speck and Mayor Eric Garcetti at the ceremony.
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Family members of fallen officers stand in front of a group of LAPD officers assembled for the ceremony.
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LAPD officers at the memorial ceremony.
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Joleen Olivia Salinas, 3, granddaughter of fallen Officer Joe Rios, places a flower at the memorial monument after the ceremony.
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