Members of the Roseville Honor Guard post the colors in front of the Macomb County Fallen Heroes Memorial.

Photo by Liz Carnegie

MOUNT CLEMENS — The 38 Macomb County first responders who have died in the line of duty were honored during the annual Macomb County Fallen Heroes Memorial ceremony held Sept. 11.

The remembrance, which included a 21-gun salute, was held in front of the Macomb County Courthouse, the location of the Fallen Heroes statue. The names of the fire and police personnel, their departments and their ends of watch — dating back to 1910 — are etched in the sculpture. Their memories live on each time someone visits the site or sits on a patio bench in front of the courthouse.

The ceremony began when the Roseville Honor Guard presented the colors, Jaremy Davis sang “The S

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