Behind the Badge
Fifty-three fallen heroes honored at annual Orange County Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony & Candlelight Vigil
0At first, as hundreds sat together at dusk, there was silence, save for the soothing trickling of a fountain. Then, just after 7 p.m., 14 motor officers representing brethren who have died in the line of duty slowly rolled past the Orange County Peace Officers’ Memorial at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Regional Training Facility in Tustin, their lights flashing. Thus began the 2019 memorial ceremony and candlelight vigil for peace officers who have lost their lives while on duty in Orange County, as well as for all those in law enforcement who charge on. From Robert Squires of the…
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