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Springfield Police remember 17 officers who died in line of duty in annual memorial
Updated May 12, 2021;
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SPRINGFIELD — Lined up parallel to the monument to the 17 police officers killed in the line of duty was the future of law enforcement for the city.
Among the families of officers killed on the job, city politicians and senior officers, Police Commissioner Cheryl C. Clapprood welcomed the 31 new officers who joined the department in April after their graduation from the 26-week Springfield Police Academy.
“It’s important, I felt, that they be here,” she said. “I want them to know who gave the ultimate sacrifice and I wanted them to know, when it does happen, it’s something you never forget and it’s something you never recover from.”