Sad memories,
Last year I had the scanner on when they buried a PD officer that had been killed while on the job. While I personally didn't know the officer I knew a couple of folks that did. He was well liked by not only other officers but the community he patrolled in.
Listening to the funeral procession I was struck by the saddnes and grief in their voices. Not only the Police Officers, but the Fire Department as well; which had turned out to honor this officer with several displays along the route. I listened with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat as they carried him to his final resting place. I outright cried when they did the "Last Call" and his supervisor came on and announced that he was "10-7 (long pause) Forever.".
As I write this I am softly crying because of the intense memory of this event.
While I knew of these events, I had not heard one on the scanner before. I don't think I will listen to another one. Talk about rip your heart out.
Wayne...