By Sage Kelley | Denver Gazette
Bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace” swept over the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial on Friday, as three officers who fell in the line of duty last year took their place on the memorial.
“This democracy was founded on the belief that people would be willing to sacrifice for others,” Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said at the memorial — placed directly outside of the Colorado State Patrol Academy in Golden.
“There is no more selfless act of service in this state, no more daunting act of heroism, than the decision of a law enforcement officer every morning to stand up and put on a uniform,” Johnston said.