If you have ever attended the funeral of a fallen officer in person, it’s something you never quite get over in a lot of ways and I’m not referring to only the grief and loss.
Yes, I went to one for a young man (Army) who was a couple years ahead of my son in high school, also wrestled. My son was in Iraq at the time (USMC). It was extremely memorable. It was in 2006, and I went with the mother of another wrestler/USMC active. I kept walking up to the Patriot Guard riders and thanking them, tears in my eyes, just in awe of what they did that day.
I guess the one I went to was for a service member, not police officer.
But my stepson is a police officer. So I can imagine but don’t want to think about it.
This Officer was not just an Officer, she was a DAMN GOOD Kid!
I’m not a veteran, but I am unable to discern a police funeral from a military one. Somehow I cannot equate a cop dying for his city to a soldier dying for his country. Putting the American flag on a cop’s coffin really crosses the line and is an insult to our troops, IMO. To be more blunt, IT REALLY PISSES ME OFF. If the police depts want to be nationalized, so be it. But until then, NO AMERICAN FLAGS ON POLICE COFFINS! That should be reserved for our troops!
My Uncle was an officer and when he died it was such a moving and outpouring service......remarkable how the “Blue” honor one another. I will not forget that.