Fallen officers honored at FOP ceremony in Hicksville
Eighty law enforcement officers who died on duty or due to 9/11-related illnesses were honored Saturday at the New York State Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in Hicksville. The names of the fallen New York officers, etched onto a stone wall outside headquarters, were read off during the ceremony. There are more than 1,300 names on the wall that are commemorated in an annual event, according to New York Fraternal Order of Police president Michael Essig. Credit: Newsday / Rachel Uda