Police, fire officials to honor fallen members

By Joe Segura on April 28, 2010 7:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

The Long Beach Police and Fire departments will pay tribute Tuesday to members who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

The community is invited to attend the Police and Fire Memorial ceremony, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the foot of Chestnut Avenue, south of Broadway.

The memorial service will include the Pledge of Allegiance, a posting of the colors presentation by an honor guard, an invocation, individual recognition of fallen officers and firefighters, a bagpiper, a 21-gun salute, a bugler, as well as remarjs by Police Chief Jim McDonnell and Fire Deputy Chief Jeff Reeb.

Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Telegram, he previously has covered local and state government and politics in San Diego County, Mexico and his home state of Kansas.

E-mail Paul at paul.eakins@presstelegram.com.

Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port. He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”, appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.

E-mail Kris at kristopher.hanson@
presstelegram.com.

Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
Telegram in April 2002 as a beat reporter, covering the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower and Paramount. She now covers business, specifically redevelopment, tourism and small businesses. She also writes Eye on Redevelopment, a monthly column that appears in the Business Monday section.