Gary Police Chaplain Charles Emery greets Renee Boyce (left) and Blanche Boyce (right), daugher and widow, respectively, of James R. Boyce, Jr., during the Annual Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Service at the Public Safety Building in Gary, Ind. Friday May 25, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Dr. Scott Miles, Vice President of Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors, speaks during the Annual Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Service at the Public Safety Building in Gary, Ind. Friday May 25, 2012. Miles' brother, Johnson County Reserve Deputy Tracy Miles, was killed in the line of duty when he was struck by a vehicle while offering assistance to another motorist. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Benjamin Wilcher, Sr. (center) adds a flower in honor of his son Benjamin Wilcher, Jr. who was killed in the line of duty in 2007 during the Annual Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Service at the Public Safety Building in Gary, Ind. Friday May 25, 2012. At left is Walter Fry, who was consider an uncle by Benjamine Wilcher, Jr. At right is Sgt. Derrick Cannon. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Gary Police Sgt. Marlon Gray (second from left) sings the National Anthem during the Annual Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Service at the Public Safety Building in Gary, Ind. Friday May 25, 2012. Background from left are F.O.P. Chaplain Joe Hamer, F.O.P. President Det. Cpl. Sam Abegg, and F.O.P. Past President Lt. Delmar Stout. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Officers salute as the honor guard posts the colors during the Annual Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Service at the Public Safety Building in Gary, Ind. Friday May 25, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
GARY — Participating in her first police memorial service as mayor, Karen Freeman-Wilson declared “this day as one of thanks and a day of new opportunities.” Freeman-Wilson acknowledged the work performed daily by dedicated officers, then issued a challenge to the public. “Give these officers … Read More