NATIONAL FLAG - The Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Fire Department shoots water over the arriving jet Thursday carrying the United States Honor Flag, used to honor police officers killed in the line of duty. The flag was brought to Bridgeport to honor Sgt. Randy White who was killed April 2.

HONORING SGT. RANDY WHITE - Officer Todd Low passes the United States Honor Flag to Lt. Steve Stanford at the memorial.

As I was reading the Thursday paper just now, it occured to me that I wasn’t familiar with the United States Honor Flag that was brought here for Sgt. Randy White’s funeral yesterday.

According to its Web site, http://www.ushonorflag.org, the flag was given as a gift to Chris Heisler by the Texas House of Representatives shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and he took it to Ground Zero, where it was flown.

After a suggestion that it continue to fly in support of U.S. heroes, Heisler carried the flag to Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq where it flew with American solidiers in combat.

We all know what a dangerous job law enforcement officers have and, I think, rarely consider one in our rural area to be in emminant danger any given day. But last Thursday, one man – a man my age, might I add – was just doing his job when his life was taken so tragically.

I think it’s fitting that a flag that has honored so many of our brave protectors was brought here to honor him.