The U.S. Honor Flag arrived at Orlando International Airport last night in preparation for FHP Trooper Tracy Vickers’ funeral.
The Florida Highway Patrol Training Academy wrote on their Facebook, along with the video, "The Florida Highway Patrol greatly appreciates The United States Honor Flag, United Airlines, Clear Channel Outdoor, and the public for their overwhelming support in honoring Trooper Tracy Vickers."
The U.S. Honor Flag tours the country in honor of police officers who have lost their lives.
The group writes in their Facebook bio:
Since September 2001, the United States Honor Flag has paid tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty protecting our lives, our homes and our country, and also those who currently serve our communities and our nation.
The Honor Network was founded on the conviction that every person who is committed in service to our communities and country deserves the support of every single American, and that an increase in American patriotism is vital in keeping our great nation united.
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Trooper Vickers died Friday morning in a crash on State Road 408 in Orlando.
The 31-year-old crashed into an empty construction truck parked on the road shoulder shortly before 6 a.m.
Vickers had served as a trooper for four years and previously served in the U.S. Navy.
He served as a field training officer and served on FHP's Quick Response Force, FHP Col. Gene Spaulding said during a Friday news conference.
"He was a mentor," he said.
Spaulding said Vickers was ending his shift and was on his way home when he crashed.
Vickers is the 48th FHP trooper to die in the line of duty.