Community Invited to Annual Police & Fire Memorial Ceremony – 5/5, 9 a.m. 
All are welcome to attend the Annual Police and Fire Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. The service will take place at the foot of Chestnut Avenue, south of Broadway, near Long Beach City Hall. LBPD & LBFD personnel, along with city dignitaries and staff, will honor those individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives while serving the community in Long Beach.
The memorial service will include the Pledge of Allegiance led by Long Beach Search and Rescue, a posting of the colors presentation, a 21-gun salute by the Long Beach Police Honor Guard, an invocation, individual recognition of fallen officers and firefighters, a bagpipe performance of Amazing Grace, Taps performed by a Long Beach Police Officer, as well as remarks by Police Chief Robert Luna and Fire Chief Mike Duree.
A 21-gun salute is included in the ceremony and nearby residents may hear loud or resounding discharges between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Address/Location
LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT-HEADQUARTERS
400 W Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 562-435-6711