Police officers perform a ceremonial flag folding during a memorial tribute in Long Beach, CA, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. (Photo by Scott Varley, Southe Califoia News Group)Police and fire departments held Tuesday’s aual memorial at the Long Beach Civic Center to honor fallen first responders — 29 police officers and 13 firefighters who died in service.
Homer Waggoner, who died in 1954 from a 1930 gunshot wound, was added to the police officers’ memorial roll after research found a “gunshot wound of the spine” was linked to his death.
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