Allen honored with Marine Tactical Unit bearing his name

  • The family of Trooper Damon Allen poses in front of the Tactical Marine Unit that bears his name Tuesday morning at Fairfield Lake State Park. Allen lost his life in the line of duty on Nov. 23, 2017. Photo by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
    The family of Trooper Damon Allen poses in front of the Tactical Marine Unit that bears his name Tuesday morning at Fairfield Lake State Park. Allen lost his life in the line of duty on Nov. 23, 2017. Photo by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
  • Allen honored with Marine Tactical Unit bearing his name
    Allen honored with Marine Tactical Unit bearing his name
  • LEFT: DPS Troopers pose in front of the Trooper Damon Allen Tactical Marine Unit. RIGHT: Sue Allen (right), mother of Trooper Damon Allen, poses with Public Safety Commissioner Larry Long Tuesday morning. Photos by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
    LEFT: DPS Troopers pose in front of the Trooper Damon Allen Tactical Marine Unit. RIGHT: Sue Allen (right), mother of Trooper Damon Allen, poses with Public Safety Commissioner Larry Long Tuesday morning. Photos by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
  • Allen honored with Marine Tactical Unit bearing his name
    Allen honored with Marine Tactical Unit bearing his name
  • LEFT: DPS bagpiper Michael McHale plays “Amazing Grace” during the dedication ceremony for the Trooper Damon Allen Tactical Marine Unit Tuesday morning at Fairfield Lake State Park. RIGHT: DPS Deputy Director Dwight Mathis speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Trooper Damon Allen Tactical Marine Unit Tuesday morning at Fairfield Lake State Park. Allen was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 23, 2017. Photos by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
    LEFT: DPS bagpiper Michael McHale plays “Amazing Grace” during the dedication ceremony for the Trooper Damon Allen Tactical Marine Unit Tuesday morning at Fairfield Lake State Park. RIGHT: DPS Deputy Director Dwight Mathis speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Trooper Damon Allen Tactical Marine Unit Tuesday morning at Fairfield Lake State Park. Allen was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 23, 2017. Photos by Jason Chlapek/Fairfield Recorder
A DPS Trooper who was killed in the line of duty was honored Tuesday morning. The Texas Department of Public Safety held a dedication ceremony for a Marine Tactical Unit that was dedicated to the memory of Trooper Damon Allen. Allen, who served in a six-county region that included Freestone and Limestone counties, was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 23, 2017, a date that served as…

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