Tune in to FOX21 News at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, to see our full story on how the honor guard provides comfort to the families and dignity to the fallen.
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) led a regional honor guard training in February to prepare first responders for the protocol and procedures required when an officer dies in the line of duty.
“We call it the honor guard for a reason; they are giving honor to the person who’s given their life for the community,” said Cassandra Sebastian, Public Information Officer for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
More than 80 first responders and law enforcement personnel representing 17 different agencies across the state attended the training, held at New Life Church off Voyager Parkway in Colorado Springs.
“…the people that serve in Honor Guard not only show up in these very difficult, sad, devastating moments but then the next day, they are back, whether it’s in our jails, serving our incarcerated population, [or] on our streets keeping our families and businesses safe,” Sebastian said…