Marines, police officers pay final respects to fallen hero
8/12/2011
By
Cpl. Michele Watson
,
1st Marine Logistics Group
SAN DIEGO
Thousands of Marines and police officers paid their respects to a fallen hero during a memorial ceremony, Aug. 12, honoring a reserve Marine and local police officer who was killed in the line of duty.
Jeremy Henwood, a captain in the Marine Corps Reserves and police officer for the San Diego Police Department, was shot and killed, Aug. 7. He had walked into a fast food restaurant to buy something to eat and also buy a meal for a 10-year-old boy who happened to cross his path. Moments later, while sitting in his patrol car, a man drove up beside him and fired the fatal shot. Henwood was 36.
Henwood served as an enlisted infantryman before going on to Officer Candidate School to receive his commission with the Marine reserves. The Canadian-born hero became a United States citizen in order to receive his commission with the Marines.
He deployed twice to Iraq, and after his third deployment – this time to Afghanistan as a company commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 – Henwood returned to the U.S. in February to continue serving as a police officer with the SDPD.
During the memorial ceremony, Henwood was posthumously promoted to the rank of major. Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow, commanding general of 1st Marine Logistics Group, presented the parents, Robbie and Beverley, with the promotion citation.
Family members, friends, and commanders gave words during the tearful ceremony, sharing stories and expressing sorrow.
“I didn’t say it enough,” said Emily, Henwood’s sister. “Jeremy, I love you, and I always will.”
Henwood will be flown back to his hometown in San Antonio, Texas, to be buried.
Hundreds of police cars lined the street for the procession, and a color guard made up of Marines and police officers presented arms during the 21-gun salute.
Henwood is survived by his parents, sister Emily, and brother Robbie.
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SAN DIEGO-During the memorial ceremony for Officer Jeremy Henwood, Marines and police officers stand guard over his casket in San Diego, Aug. 12. Henwood, 36, a Marine reserve officer, was posthumously promoted to the rank of major after being killed in the line of duty serving with the San Diego Police Department, Aug. 7. , Cpl. Michele Watson, 8/12/2011 5:39 AM
SAN DIEGO-Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow, commanding general of 1st Marine Logistics Group, presents Robbie and Beverley Henwood with a promotion citation during their son’s memorial ceremony in San Diego, Aug. 12. Jeremy Henwood was posthumously promoted to the rank of major after being killed in the line of duty serving with the San Diego Police Department, Aug. 7. , Cpl. Michele Watson, 8/12/2011 8:18 AM
SAN DIEGO-Pastor Miles McPherson gives words of encouragement during the memorial ceremony of Officer Jeremy Henwood in San Diego, Aug. 12. Henwood, a Marine reserve officer, was posthumously promoted to the rank of major after being killed in the line of duty serving with the San Diego Police Department, Aug. 7. , Cpl. Michele Watson, 8/12/2011 8:02 AM
SAN DIEGO-Marines and San Diego police officers escort the body of Officer Jeremy Henwood in San Diego, Aug. 12. Henwood, a Marine reserve officer, was posthumously promoted to the rank of major after being killed in the line of duty serving with the San Diego Police Department, Aug. 7. , Cpl. Michele Watson, 8/12/2011 8:59 AM
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