The Pittsfield Fire Department Honor Guard members that made the trip to Baltimore include Shawn Leary, Mike McLaughlin, Mike Herman, and Dan McLaughlin.
Today the Pittsfield Police Department is honoring fallen officer Captain Michael Leonard who was killed when struck by a train while on duty on this day in 1898. Captain Leonard was in charge of a detail at the train depot on June 1st as 5000 people gathered to welcome home soldiers returning from the Spanish-American War according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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