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 CBP Honors Fallen Law Enforcement Employees During Police Week
(05/12/2006)At the Honor Watch Ceremony, senior executives, uniformed personnel, and employees gathered in the Wilson Plaza of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC to remember agents and officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. | 
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Photo Credit: Gerald L. Nino |
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During the ceremony, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Acting Commissioner, Deborah J. Spero, along with David Aguilar, Chief of the Border Patrol, and Jayson Ahern, Assistant Commissioner of Field Operations, laid a wreath to honor CBP’s fallen law enforcement employees.The ceremony included the CBP Honor Guard’s bagpipers and buglers who filled the plaza with solemn music as a large American flag was folded in honor of all fallen heroes. The Honor Guard, represented by one officer and one agent, stood watch over the flag and wreaths throughout the day.Later that morning, U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Secretary Michael Chertoff and Ms. Spero spoke to the family members and fellow employees of fallen CBP personnel at the Valor Memorial ceremony. “The individuals we celebrate today represent a distinguished group of patriots who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our communities and our country,” said Mr. Chertoff. The ceremony took place in the CBP headquarters’ lobby of the Reagan Building where the Valor Memorial is permanently located. The Valor Memorial is a strong structure of steel, glass, and granite that lists each fallen employee’s name and end of watch date. There are 197 names that span the 200 years of U.S. Customs, Immigration, Agriculture, and Border Patrol history. Ms. Spero remarked, “They are the embodiment of the core values of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and represent everything we stand for: vigilance, integrity, and service to our country.” |
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