For those who witnessed the ambush on police in Dallas, visiting the memorial outside the Dallas Police Department headquarters was an act of support.
"It was a lot of chaos," said Malik Knox, who was at the protest with his young daughter and brought the rest of his family to the memorial. "Anything that happens in the city of Dallas, we want to support our citizens as well as our officers."
For others, it was an act of solidarity.
"My daughter as a matter of fact was in the march, and my first reaction was to give her a call," said Daisy Torres of Dallas (her daughter was not injured). "We're just heartbroken with everything that has happened."
However, for all visiting memorials, hugging officers, and praying, it's an act of healing.
"We won't let this tragedy shake us," said Dallas Police Department Detective Albert Sanchez. "We won't let it take us any steps back. We're moving forward and we're going to be a stronger police department and a stronger city because of it."
The strength of Dallas has now shown in many ways.
"Between the citizens and the officers that have been out here, they've come up and they shook our hands, they've given us hugs, and they've embraced us and we've even shed tears together," Detective Sanchez explained.
One of the officers still recovering is Gretchen Rocha, a Wisconsin native. She is an officer in Dallas PD's Southwest Division.
