Officer Swasey remembered

we’ve posted officer swasey’s funeral, in it’s entirety on krdo.com … there, you can also find background on all the victims.. and leave your own tributes to their families. westboro baptist church promised to pickett officer swasey’s funeral. that led dozens to form a human wall of support for swasey and his family. westboro church never showed up. but supporters of the officer did. as krdo news channel 13’s greg miller found out – the reason for their ?? support was two-fold. ?????????????????? they came to say thank you. sot:i wanted to be here, to be a part of this wall, if it wasn’t for that wall, i wouldn’t have the opportunity. that wall ryan darilek is refferring to – the first responders who rushed to respond when shots rang out last friday at ?????? ???? planned ?? parenthood. i was in the parking lot. my girlfriend was one of the ones locked in the restroom. so he joined this wall – out of gratitude. if it weren’t for the police officers and first responders there, i wouldn’t have the opportunity to be there. they were out in full force, i was able to run to safety as officers were covering fire. he didn’t know garrett swasey. but others in this line did. i’m a uccs student, a junior there i’d see him at games, we’d interact, he was a nice guy fun to talk to. and as a police officer’s daughter, caitlin eells knew she had to come. my dad’s a cspd officer, so everybody is blue family. multiply that sentiment by dozens… that’s the motive behind this wall. i felt like he made the ultimate sacrifice for our community, why not come out to protect his family and him. greg: one of the reasons the group formed – the westboro baptist church. which promised to pickett the funeral the church never showed up to the funeral, the group says they’re glad they came. this time to show support. nats – ryan: i felt it was important to come show our support to the officers, especially officer swasey and his family. whether they knew him or not, they did know this was the strongest symbol of support they could show. in colorado springs, greg miller, krdo newschannel 13. the funeral for jennifer markovsky … who was also killed in the black friday for jennifer markovsky …