{"id":22984,"date":"2016-04-20T11:44:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T17:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=22984"},"modified":"2018-01-12T09:14:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T16:14:23","slug":"flag-to-honor-fallen-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=22984","title":{"rendered":"Flag to honor fallen officer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Garrett<\/a>
Garrett Swasey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A flag flown over the Colorado Capitol in honor of late UCCS Police Officer Garrett Swasey will fly at UCCS during an April 27 campus ceremony.<\/p>\n

Beginning at 1:30 p.m. outside of Main Hall, the UCCS Police Department along with honor guards from Colorado Springs Police Department and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office will raise and lower the flag in a brief ceremony. Other campus community members are welcome to attend the ceremony, according to Brian McPike, chief, Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

“We welcome the campus to join us in this solemn event,” McPike said.<\/p>\n

Following the campus ceremony, the flag will be returned to the Colorado State Patrol Academy in Golden where there is a Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial. Swasey’s name will be added to the memorial during a May 6 ceremony.<\/p>\n

Swasey was killed Nov. 27, 2015 while responding to an active shooter situation at the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado Springs. He died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

Related Posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n