The Los Angeles Police Department Wall of Honor is dedicated to the 239 officers who have died in the line of duty. Family, friends, and fellow officers gathered downtown Wednesday for a commemorative ceremony honoring their lives.
Claudi Membreno, center, and Jose Arroyos, second from left, parents of fallen officer Fernando Arroyos, at the ceremony.
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Police, families and friends of fallen officers assemble with roses in their hands.
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Bagpipes play during the ceremony.
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Sister Jennifer Lee, left, places a flower as mother Choung Ja Lee kisses the nameplate of fallen Officer Nicholas Lee at the LAPD Wall of Honor.
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