Law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were honored Friday morning during the annual memorial service at the Public Safety Plaza near Second and Jackson streets in downtown Columbus.
The 163 lawmen and law-women who died in the line of duty across the nation last year “sacrificed their lives in pursuit of justice, protection of the weak, and in service to their communities,” Columbus Police Dept. chaplain John Bundick said during the ceremony.
But tribute also needs to be paid to current first-responders “for the long days and nights, miles driven, paperwork completed, training hours put in, decisions made, insults taken, meetings endured and injuries sustained,” the police chaplain said.
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