A big crowd gathered for a Back the Blue rally outside City Hall on Sunday in Cumberland, Maryland.
The Allegany County Republican Women’s Club sponsored the event featuring guests and elected officials whose remarks supported law enforcement officers, the Cumberland Times-News reported.
“Each one of our officers would risk their lives for you all despite your ethnic background or beliefs,” Ternent noted. “They know their position and they do take it seriously. They know they have an obligation to help you and I am very proud of all of our officers and public safety employees.”
The department shared photos of the rally on its Facebook page:
Video footage showed a parade of cars and trucks decorated with American flags and Thin Blue Line flags drive past the crowd:
Another clip showed horseback riders carrying the same flags:
Officer Clyde Boatwright, who is president of the Maryland Fraternal Order of Police, said 179 officers all over the nation had died in the line of duty since 2020.
Meanwhile, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office, Holley Fire Department, and a large group of motorcyclists in Brockport, New York, gathered recently for the second annual Back the Blue ride and rally, WHEC reported Sunday.
Attendees said they wanted to see unity among community members.
“Love of country, love of the neighbor, supporting each other, regardless of what you think or feel,” organizer Cherie Stuhler noted, adding, “We should not be divided and we need to come together.”