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Naples Officer Carl Strickland DC fallen officer memorial induction

See larger Police officers and families file past the wall where Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial before the start of the candlelight vigil ceremony in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)

Police officers and families file past the wall where Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial before the start of the candlelight vigil ceremony in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)

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  • Officer Andrew Emerson, of the Naples Police Department, marches with other members of the department's honor guard in formation as part of the honor guard for the arrival of families of slain officers for the candlelight vigil ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Police officers and families file past the wall where Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial before the start of the candlelight vigil ceremony in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Sgt. Greg Sheridan attaches the Police Week 2011 Honor Guard pin on Lt. John Barkley's uniform after serving as part of the honor guard for the arrival of families of slain officers for the candlelight vigil ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Officer Andrew Emerson attaches the Police Week 2011 Honor Guard pin on Sgt. Greg Sheridan's uniform as Lt. John Barkley looks on after serving as part of the honor guard for the arrival of families of slain officers for the candlelight vigil ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • From left, Lt. John Barkley watches as Sgt. Greg Sheridan, of the Naples Police Department, pins the Police Week 2011 Honor Guard pin on his uniform after serving as part of the honor guard for the arrival of families of slain officers for the candlelight vigil ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. Master Officer Jennifer Casciano, is to the right. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Master Officer Jennifer Casciano, left, and Sgt. Greg Sheridan, of the Naples Police Department, march in formation as part of the honor guard during the arrival of families of slain officers for the candlelight vigil ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Officer Andrew Emerson, of the Naples Police Department, right, talks with a group of Fish and Wildliife officers after serving as part of the honor guard for the arrival of families of slain officers for the candlelight vigil ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Police officers and families file past the wall where Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial before the start of the candlelight vigil ceremony in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Police officers and families file past the wall where Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial before the start of the candlelight vigil ceremony in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)
  • Police officers and families file past the wall where Naples Police officer Carl Strickland's name is engraved at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial before the start of the candlelight vigil ceremony in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2011. A contingent of Naples Police Department officers came to Washington for Police Week to honor Officer Carl Strickland, Naples' first black police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty in November 1954. (Photo by Bill Clark for The Naples Daily News)

Naples police officers traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in the annual fallen officers memorial service. Naples Police Officer Carl Strickland, who was killed in the line of duty in 1954, was added to the D.C. memorial wall this year.

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