CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Since the annual National Police Week Memorial Ceremony was cancelled this year, a small group of young men decided to do something private and very special.
On Friday, May 15th, and without any fanfare, Miles Foster, Clayton Bollinger, Gareth Perez, Abram Fortson, Will Wilford, Corbin Watson, and Curtis Watson conducted their own wreath laying ceremony at the Clarksville Police Department’s Protector Memorial.
The young men are members of the Trail Life USA Troop 0101, which is sponsored by the Grace Lutheran Church, in Clarksville. Under the direction of Troop Master Gabriel Perez, the ceremony was very meticulously performed.
The wreath honored officers that made the ultimate sacrifice from the Clarksville Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Clarksville Police Chief Al Ansley met the young men, thanked them, and gave them all departmental challenge coins.
The Clarksville Police Department said they appreciate the young men, their parents, and other troop volunteers, for taking the time out of their day to help honor those who have fallen with such a great gesture.
