The annual Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York Memorial Service was held on Sunday April 11, 2010 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan.
Every year many Auxiliary and Reserve units come from around the United States and even abroad to pay respects to the Auxiliary Police that were killed in the Line of Duty (LOD), killed while coming to the aid of others even when not in uniform and those that died in the last year. Although the Memorial Service is sponsored by the NYC Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association, any Auxiliary or Reserve Officer may be honored.
It was both heart-warming and gratifying to see so many fellow volunteers coming together and looking their finest in full dress uniforms. The many hundreds of participants marched into the Church where the memorial service was held. The services are always beautiful and the families of the fallen or deceased officers are truly taken by the global support.
It is hard to explain just how important and exciting the Memorial Service is. As in the past years, our ride home was under police escort. We had a very impressive showing of our fine Long Beach Auxiliary Police officers.
