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Mayor McGill, law officers and families attend memorial

Those killed in line of duty remembered

Paige Eichkorn
Fort Smith Times Record

On Monday night the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office hosted a candlelight vigil and memorial service to honor law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Flags at half-staff for National Police Week

In attendance were Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker, Capt. Philip Pevehouse of the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office, Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue, police Chaplain Chris Benjamin, Mayor George McGill, City Administrator Carl Geffken, City Director for Ward 2 Andre Good, Fort Smith Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corps, department officers and families.

Mayor George McGill stands next to families of fallen officers at the memorial.

Each agency's head read the names of their fallen officers dating back to the 1800s, with FSPD having the most fallen officers read by Chief Baker.

Names of fallen officers read aloud at the memorial.

After law enforcement in attendance lit their candles next to the podium and memorial flowers, they went into the crowd to light the guests' candles.

"Amazing Grace" was played by a bagpipe instrumentalist of the Fort Smith Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corps.