The service for Thompson, 43, drew hundreds of law enforcement officers in crisp formal uniforms to The Potter's House, the Dallas megachurch headed by celebrity Bishop T.D. Jakes.
Thompson's wife Emily, a fellow DART officer whom he had recently married, told the audience that the shooter, Micah Xavier Johnson, was a coward. "You know your hate made us stronger," she said, speaking of Johnson.
Greg Berg
Photos at the memorial This photo says it all here at the DPD memorial.
julia mcdonald
#Dallasstrong #BacktheBlue Walnut Hill Neighborhood Association hanging blue ribbons in support of our fallen officers
Mike
Fire department backing the blue
Brian Roth
Flag at half staff at D/FW north entrance
John Versluis Hillsboro City Council Member Place Five
In honor of the fallen Dallas police officers Today we honor those brave police officers in Dallas, TX who gave their lives in the line of duty while protecting others on July 7, 2016. We must unite instead of divide. We are all Americans, and must come together and live by common values as set forth by our forefathers and God. In honor of those fallen police officers, at our home in Hillsboro, TX, we added blue ribbons to the American Flags, to create The Thin Blue Line, on our front porch next to our front door. For those that don't know, The Thin Blue Line is intended to commemorate fallen law enforcement officers and to symbolize the relationship of law enforcement in the community as the protectors of fellow civilians from criminal elements. We also placed blue and black ribbons on our porch posts. To honor those police officers, we will keep our 4th of July decorations and flags, combined with these dedication ribbons through July 12th while flags are flown half-staff. Please pray for those families affected by this tragedy, and for all police officers as they risk their lives in order to protect our freedoms. John Versluis and family City of Hillsboro Council Member, Place 5
Rebecca Wright
memorial for fallen Dallas officers This is a memorial set up by a Sheriff Deputy at his wedding reception
Jennifer Normile
Flags & downtown Corner of white rock trail and lanshire in white rock valley area of lake highlands. Flags courtesy of Boy Scout troop 707.
Diana Hunter
This is at the stop sign at lanshire and white rock trail...... Breathtaking at night.....i saw the flags going up as we left this evening and was moved to tears. What an amazing effort by the LH community and the boy scouts!
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DPD support Memorial in front of DPD
Cesar Zapata
Back The Blue Back The Blue
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Back The Blue Back The Blue
LOVE IN LEWISVILLE I was in Lewisville picking up Shriner donation and came across this man in the heat of the day, spreading love. Cathy Pennycuff
Pam Thompson
Back the Blue support Kaufman County We are a group formed to show support to our law enforcement officers. We are making and handing out BACK THE BLUE CROSSES and asking people to put them in their yards. This is to encourage our officers as they drive their neighborhoods to see house by house that there are way more people that love them and respect them than those that hate. We had an OVERWHELMING response as we handed out 70 crosses in less than half an hour. We will be doing this again very soon.-- Crazy in love with Jesus,Pam Thompson
Pam Thompson
Back the Blue support Kaufman County We are a group formed to show support to our law enforcement officers. We are making and handing out BACK THE BLUE CROSSES and asking people to put them in their yards. This is to encourage our officers as they drive their neighborhoods to see house by house that there are way more people that love them and respect them than those that hate. We had an OVERWHELMING response as we handed out 70 crosses in less than half an hour. We will be doing this again very soon.-- Crazy in love with Jesus,Pam Thompson
Pam Thompson
Back the Blue support Kaufman County We are a group formed to show support to our law enforcement officers. We are making and handing out BACK THE BLUE CROSSES and asking people to put them in their yards. This is to encourage our officers as they drive their neighborhoods to see house by house that there are way more people that love them and respect them than those that hate. We had an OVERWHELMING response as we handed out 70 crosses in less than half an hour. We will be doing this again very soon.-- Crazy in love with Jesus,Pam Thompson
Michael ODell
everybody love everybody This man has been standing on the corner of 1171 & 2499 in Flower Mound the last couple of mornings. I have passed him on my way to work. I just thought he has been an inspiration the last few days. And want to share it with you.
jan cole
Celina Fire Department "Backs the Blue"
Mariela Cawthon
Tell me something good Dallas Police Officers received over $700 in donations for the Assist the Officer Fund from the Dallas Area Paralegal Association on July 19, 2016.
Al Brown
Support our men and women! Support those who serve.
Johnson, 25, was killed when authorities used a robot to detonate an explosive as negotiations faltered. Nine officers and two civilians were injured in the attack.
A funeral service for Thompson was scheduled for later Wednesday in Corsicana, south of Dallas. He is the first DART officer killed in the line of duty since the agency's police force was founded in 1989.
President Barack Obama addresses Dallas at the interfaith tribute honoring the lives of fallen officers.
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President Obama addresses the memorial service. “We ask police to do too much and we ask too little of ourselves,” he said, mentioning how police officers are often called upon to act as stand-in social workers, teachers, counselors, and guardians of peace.
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President Obama embraces Dallas Chief of Police David Brown.
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Everyone grabs hands in mourning together.
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The Interfaith Memorial service is honoring the lives of five officers who were killed last Thursday night.
Air Force One lands at Dallas-Love Field Airport.
A memorial in front of the Dallas Police Headquarters is growing by the hour.
These five chairs honor the lives lost in a tragedy last week. Five officers in total were killed at a peaceful protest.
A police officer mourns the loss of five officers at the Dallas Police Headquarters memorial.
President Barack Obama and wife Michelle exit Air Force One and make their way to the Interfaith Memorial service.
Barack and Michelle Obama land in Dallas.
A man and his son pose for a photo at the Dallas Police Headquarters memorial.
Dallas shows its support and backs the blue.
Dallas City Mayor Mike Rawlings speaks at the event.
Sen. John Cornyn speaks at the event.
Former president George W. Bush speaks at the interfaith tribute.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown receives a very warm welcome at the memorial service.
Also Wednesday, a few hundred mourners gathered for a Catholic funeral service in the suburb of Farmers Branch for Smith, a former U.S. Army Ranger known for his upbeat attitude and compassionate approach to others.
Smith joined the Dallas police force in 1989. He once received a "Cops' Cop" award from the Dallas Police Association.
A public service was scheduled Thursday for Smith at a Dallas church where he worked security.
In the Dallas suburb of Plano, mourners were told of Ahrens' work with the Los Angeles County sheriff's department and time as semipro football player before moving to Texas and joining the Dallas police force. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Ahrens was known as a gentle giant and a voracious reader whose intelligence was equal to his size.
Dallas police officer Michael Krol's funeral is set for Friday, and Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa's funeral will be held Saturday.
