Photos/video: Seattle Police Memorial ceremony at Forest Lawn

(Photos by Christopher Boffoli, substituted 2:16 pm for previous cameraphone photos)
ORIGINAL REPORT @ 12:33 PM: The Elliott Bay Pipe Band is among the participants at Dignity Memorial/Forest Lawn right now during the annual Seattle Police Memorial ceremony.

Speakers included Mayor McGinn and Southwest Precinct Captain Joe Kessler.

With Capt. Kessler (in black dress uniform) and the mayor in that photo are, from left, Dave Salove of Forest Lawn, East Precinct commander Capt. James Dermody and South Precinct commander Capt. Dave Emerick. Southwest Precinct officers were out in full force:

Video to come.

ADDED 7:30 PM: Here’s Christopher Boffoli’s video of highlights from the ceremony:

wolfbain May 4, 2010 (2:47 pm)

” Duty is the noblest word in the english language”. Gen. Lee

wolfbain May 4, 2010 (2:57 pm)

Let every american, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation by others. Abe lincoln

thanks May 4, 2010 (3:33 pm)

I’m considering how this was held just blocks from where Offc. McKissack was almost killed and how we are so grateful for his, Officer Brenton’s and the thousands of other officers service to our community.

CurlyQ May 4, 2010 (7:30 pm)

What saddens me and makes me more than a little ashamed is how many empty seats there appear to be. These men and women show up every time someone calls 911, so where are we on this one day/year to honor them? On the positive side,I’m glad this service was held, that the Mayor was there, and I appreciate the Abe Lincoln quotation and the comment by “Thanks.”

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