The funeral for Officer Wilson "Alex"
Johnson, Jr., was held on December 7, 2001. In May 2002, the Junction
City Police Department sent a delegation to the National Law Enforcement
Memorial in Washington, D.C., to attend the annual candlelight vigil in
which Officer Johnson's name was added along with 229 others who had died
in the line of duty. The following are pictures from both ceremonies. |
Vehicles lined up before the ceremony. |
The services were held inside the Municipal Auditorium. |
Lined up outside after the services. |
The Fort Riley Honor Guard. |
The U.S. flag at half mast. |
The procession heading down Grant Ave. |
Gravesite services at Fort Riley, Kansas. |
Bagpipers playing their respects. |
Forever etched in the wall at the National Memorial. |
The medallion in the ground at the North entrance to the National Memorial. |
A small section of the wall.
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Lions guard the entrances to the National Memorial. |
A rainbow appeared over the National Memorial as services started. |
A blue laser piercing the sky above the candlelight vigil. |
Candles being lit from one another. |
The National Memorial patch. |
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Some of the flowers delivered to the Police Department. |
One of many shows of support from our community. |