Three North Carolina law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty were honored Tuesday at the North Carolina Peace Officers Memorial Day. Among those honored was New Bern’s own Officer Alexander E. Thalmann, who died of a gunshot wound on March 31, 2014.
The annual service was held at New Bern’s Temple Baptist Church at 11 a.m., with members of several enforcement agencies and families of those being honored in attendance.
A memorial wreath was set in front of the stage.
N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper emceed the service and Judge Marion Warren, North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, gave the main address.
New Bern Police Chief Toussaint Summers Jr. welcomed attendees. ”This ceremony provides an opportunity to pause and honor our fallen officers,” he said. “Their sacrifices live on in the form of the lives that are left behind.”
