ANNUAL POLICE AND FIRE MEMORIAL CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE ADDITION OF OFFICER WILLIAM H. WAGGONER
City of Long Beach
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A- A A+ Long Beach Police Department Media Relations 400 W. Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-5273 4/29/2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release # 2016 Subject: ANNUAL POLICE AND FIRE MEMORIAL CEREMONY Contact: Media Relations Detail (562) 570-5273 Community members are invited to attend the annual Police and Fire Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the foot of Chestnut Avenue, south of Broadway, near Long Beach City Hall. Historical research deemed appropriate that Patrolman William Homer Waggoner be added to the list of fallen police officers. Officer Waggoner passed away in 1954 as a result of injuries sustained in a gun battle nearly 24 years earlier. He will also be enrolled the California Peace Officer’s Memorial and National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial. At Tuesday’s event, Long Beach Police and Fire Department personnel, along with city dignitaries and staff, will honor those individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives while serving the Long Beach community. The memorial ceremony will include the Pledge of Allegiance led by a Long Beach Police explorer, posting of the colors, an invocation, a 21-gun salute and Taps by the Long Beach Police Honor Guard, individual recognition of fallen officers and firefighters, and a bagpipe performance of Amazing Grace, as well as remarks by Police Chief Robert Luna and Fire Chief Mike Duree. *This year’s ceremony will be the last to be held at this site due to the Civic Center renovation. Related news release regarding Officer Waggoner: http://longbeach.gov/police/press-releases/patrolman-waggoner/ This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report. About Long Beach Police Department The mission of the Long Beach Police Department is to enhance public safety through partnerships, while providing a safe City for all people. For more information on the Police Department, please visit us at www.longbeach.gov/police . Follow us on social media to stay connected: Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram . 