The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association and the Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs P.B.A., hosted their Annual Memorial Service at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead. The ceremony honored the 72 Suffolk County Correction Officers and Deputy Sheriffs who have died in service since 1887.
This year, due to regulations on social gatherings during the current health pandemic, there were no guests on the premises, but the entire service was streamed Live on Facebook.
The Memorial Service is always a moving tribute to the historic significance of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, which has been in existence for more than three centuries. While the service was not traditionally held, viewers from across the nation were able to see the customary Flag Ceremony, a 21-Gun Salute, Taps and the National Anthem on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. gave the Memorial Service Address from the Riverhead Correctional Facility. He said, “This is a solemn occasion, but the Month of May is also a time that people throughout America show their heartfelt appreciation for the men and women who proudly put on their uniforms each day, and go out into our communities or behind these cement walls in service to us all. Memorial Day services remind us of our colleagues who have passed on, their sacrifices and oath to serve others, and how we are all connected as one law enforcement family.”
