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Ben Franklin Bridge To Light Up Blue, Honoring Fallen Officers

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Ben Franklin Bridge often lights up in colors to honor people and recent events. Soon, the bridge will lit blue.

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This time, the bridge is taking on some color to honor the lives of fallen police officers. In a show of support for the five fallen officers in Dallas, and their families, the bridge will be lit blue from July 13-17.

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The officers in Dallas were shot by a gunman during protests over the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, at the hands of police, which took place in Louisiana and Minnesota.

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