Officers stood side by side at attention, family members held back tears, Honor Guards marched as the boom of the Gaelic Column rang through air at the intersection of Centre and Moriane Streets. Passersby asked “what’s going on?” Officers answered a dedication to a fallen hero.
Remembering a Hero: Officer Sean Collier 1986-2013 Today, on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, law enforcement officers from all over the country, numbering in the thousands, reverently and respectfully made their way to Briggs Field on the campus of MIT to memorialize and remember MIT Police Officer Sean Collier. During the service, Sean’s chief, MIT Police Chief John DiFava, remembered a young who was born to be a police officer. Said DiFava, “He wanted to be a cop since he was 7 and he proved to be one of the great ones.”
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On January 8th, 2013 the Boston Police department said goodbye to veteran Detective Joe Gallant who passed away on January 4th. Academy classmates from Joe’s class #24-89, Detectives from his unit, Detectives and officers from all units and members of the command staff all stood at attention in front of Holy Name church in West Roxbury under sunny skies as the BPD Bagpipes played solemnly. 
About 50 police officers gathered in the Back Bay today to honor the memory of Roy J. Sergei, a police officer who died 25 years ago today, after he was shot to death pursuing a gunman. While buses, cars, and cyclists whizzed by, Sergei’s family members unveiled a sign at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Marlborough Street
