The average age of the fallen is 45, the average tour of duty – 15 years. In addition to losing 155 law enforcement professionals in the line-of-duty this year, there are 97 widows and 242 children who’ve lost a parent.
A flag raising ceremony will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning to honor the life of El Paso County Deputy Andrew Peery, who was recently killed in the line of duty.
The El Paso County Sheriff s Office will host a flag-raising ceremony Friday in front of its offices at 27 E. Vermijo Ave. in honor of fallen Deputy Andrew Peery, the
The atmosphere was somber, and save for the occasional outburst — whether of joy or anger or somewhere in between — from a child, quiet. The American flag flew at