
ON DECEMBER 9TH IN TACOMA WASHINGTON
UNPRECEDENTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS FROM
ALL OVER THE USA , CANADA AND OVERSEAS SHOWED UP FOR THE
FUNERAL OF THE 4 SLAIN POLICE OFFICERS
FROM THE TACOMA SUBURB OF LAKEWOOD.
OVER 20,000 POLICE OFFICERS ARRIVED FOR THE FUNERAL….
1,000 ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE OFFICERS DRESSED IN
THEIR RED UNIFORMS FORMED A MASSIVE SEA OF RED,
OVER 100 OFFICERS ATTENDED FROM NEW YORK
AND ANOTHER 100 FROM BOSTON.
ALL HOTELS IN TACOMA WERE FULLY BOOKED AND OVERFLOW
OFFICERS WERE INVITED INTO THE HOMES OF LOCAL OFFICERS.
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE OFFERED THEIR BASE AS A STAGING
AREA FOR OVER 1,000 POLICE VEHICLES THAT WOULD
FORM A PROCESSION FROM LAKEWOOD TO THE TACOMA DOME.
AN AMAZING 3,000 VEHICLES SHOWED UP FROM ALL OVER THE USA
AND THE PROCESSION TOOK 4 HOURS TO WIND THEIR WAY TO THE
TACOMA DOME WITH THE STREETS LINED WITH THOUSANDS
OF FOLKS WAVING AMERICAN FLAGS ALONG THE WAY…
ALL IN WEATHER THAT WAS SUNNY AND AROUND 20F DEGREES..
THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS THE PROCESSION AS THEY PICKED UP
THE 4 WHITE HEARSES IN LAKEWOOD.
THE REST OF THE REPORT IS IN PICTURES THAT FOLLOW…

3,000 POLICE VEHICLES STAGED AT MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE
AS THE PROCESSION STARTS

THE LOCAL TV COVERAGE OF THE FUNERAL LASTED
FOR OVER 6 HOURS.

NOTICE THE FACES AS THE OFFICERS PASSED BY…

THE FUNERAL PROCESSION WAS 10 MILES LONG AND TOOK 4 HOURS
TO GET ALL THE VEHICLES TO THE TACOMA DOME

ARRIVING AT THE TACOMA DOME

MOVING THE CASKETS INSIDE

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE MARCH
FROM THE PARKING AREA IN A SEA OF RED

AT EASE BEFORE THE START OF THE MARCH
INSIDE THE TACOMA DOME
POLICE OFFICER BADGES LEFT FROM ALL OVER THE USA

INSIDE ~ THANK YOU CANADA FOR YOUR RESPECT, AND ALSO
TO ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS FROM OVER 275 CITIES WHO
ATTENDED FROM ALL OVER THE USA ~ THANK YOU

THE 3 COURAGEOUS CHILDREN OF SLAIN OFFICER,
GREG RICHARDS, SPEAK IN HIS MEMORY.
GAVIN (10), JAMI-MAE (15), AUSTIN (17)

THIS WAS A FUNERAL THAT NOT ONLY HONORED THE MEMORY AND
COURAGE OF THE 4 FALLEN OFFICERS, BUT TO HONOR ALL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREMEN, PARAMEDICS AND
MILITARY POLICE FROM THE WHOLE USA WHO
SERVE TO PROTECT US.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Tags: Heroes
*some tears in my eyes*
There were some Redding officers there too.