BEVERLY — It was a day draped in gray that was marked by a casket draped in an American Flag and a final salute for Sgt. Jeremy Cole.
More than 100 police officers from around the state stood at attention on the lawn of Campbell Funeral Home in Beverly Monday afternoon as Taps played to honor Cole. Behind his casket stood a police color guard. Next to it, his four children, wife and many other family members.
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