Saturday, March 27th, 2021
Members of the Ely Fire Department salute as one of the department's trucks passes the headquarters during a procession of emergency vehicles in honor of Department of Corrections officer Robert McFarland through the streets of Ely, Iowa, Saturday, March 27, 2021. McFarland, a corrections officer at Anamosa State Penitentiary and a lieutenant with the Ely Fire Department, as well as nurse Lorena Schulte were killed by two inmates in the infirmary during an escape attempt. About 12 fire and police agencies including the Iowa Department of Corrections paid tribute to McFarland in the procession past the Ely Fire Department headquarters. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette via AP)