Cops Spontaneously Honor Remains of Returning Soldier
Officers were arriving at Reagan National Airport for National Police Week.
A stunning and emotional scene played out Tuesday morning as the remains of a U.S. soldier lost in Vietnam arrived at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Carolyn Ryan, Washington Bureau Chief of The New York Times, captured what happened in a series of tweets.
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4/5 Police from all over, even a British "Bobbie" pic.twitter.com/AT7X3EvJrn
— carolynryan 🏓 (@carolynryan) May 12, 2015
5/5 They decided to line up and stand guard alongside the family of the soldier. pic.twitter.com/UhkeJxrCGo
— carolynryan 🏓 (@carolynryan) May 12, 2015
The officers, along with tens of thousands of their brothers and sisters in blue, are in Washington, D.C. for National Police Week; their chance to meet with each other and to remember those who’ve fallen. It’s also our chance to honor and salute … and say a collective “thank you.”
Perhaps this small, spontaneous act will help remind us why cops, along with our military, deserve honor and respect.