WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Nov. 13, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — The United States Honor Flag will be part of the funeral services for fallen Officer Cody Brotherson, the West Valley City Police Department has announced.
The Honor Flag, which has solemnized the nation’s grief since leading a motorcade of mourners to 911’s Ground Zero, will complete its journey to West Valley City on Sunday, according to a news release from the WVCPD.
The flag will travel from St. George to the West Valley City Police Department. There, it will be transferred to WVC Police and escorted to Valley View Memorial Mortuary, where it will be posted for Brotherson’s viewing service today, Sunday, as well as his funeral and graveside services.
The transfer of the flag will take place outside the West Valley City Police Department between noon and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Brotherson, 25, was killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning, Nov. 6. Investigators say he died when he was struck by a stolen car containing three juveniles — one age 14 and two age 15 — who were fleeing police.
Brotherson joined WVCPD in December 2013 and is the first officer in the department’s history to be killed in the line of duty.
Brotherson’s funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Maverik Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. The funeral is open to the public, and the Maverik Center seats 12,600.
His viewing from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Valley View Mortuary, 4335 W. 4100 South, is also open to the public.
Gephardt Daily will provide comprehensive coverage on Monday of the funeral.
