Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott was on hand Tuesday, June 9, as the Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Association hosted its second annual Memorial Service on the Sul Ross State University mall. The tribute to officers who have given their lives in the line of duty included a 21-gun salute. (Photos by Jason Hennington)
Top, left to right: visitors admire the memorial plaque honoring officers who have given their lives in the line of duty; state troopers shoot off a 21-gun salute in honor of fallen officers at the Officer Memorial Service; a U.S. Border Patrol officer salutes the memorial and American flag.
Center: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott thanks a Border Patrol officer for the work he has done.
Bottom, left to right: the Border Patrol Pipes and Drums band march during the Officer Memorial Service held at Sul Ross; a memorial and wreath honors fallen officers.
Sul Ross State University, P.O. Box C-114, Alpine, Texas 79832, (432) 837-8011