Honor Flag escorted by law enforcement from Ala., Fla.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Officer Steven Green is being honored as a hero.

Officer Green was killed in the line of duty after a suspect, Lawrence Wallace, Jr., allegedly stabbed Green in the neck.

Police said after stabbing Green, Wallace, 24, took off in a squad car.

In an ensuing standoff and shootout, police said Wallace was shot and killed. Another officer, identified as Mark Johnson, was shot in the arm. He was taken to USA Medical Center where he was treated and released.

Just three days after his murder, officers and deputies from throughout the region led a motorcade to deliver a very special flag that will be used for his funeral services.

The U.S. Honor Flag is a very special American flag that has flown for some of our nation's finest.

The flag was originally flown over ground zero shortly after the September 11 attacks, and has been taken throughout the nation to honor lost service members, firefighters and policemen.

And when it arrived at Pensacola on Monday, it was quite a sight.

Inside the Pensacola International Airport, officers represented the entire region all in one room.

Deputies and police officers from more than a dozen agencies were represented.

The men came from different towns and different walks of life, but together, they lost one of their own.

Mobile Police Lt. Roy Hodge said, "This is an example of the thin blue line. We are the last line of defense between law and disorder."

And a member of this brotherhood, Officer Steven Green has been lost.

Lt. Hodge said, "He was a part of that thin blue line, and a part of that line is missing now."

And so on this gloomy Monday morning, dozens of officers lined up for the arrival of a solemn symbol- the U.S. Honor Flag.

It had flown over Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks and displayed for American heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Patrons at the Airport stared in silence as an airline official gave the flag to an officer, who then clenched the flag close to his chest.

The officer marched toward the front doors with his fellow officers in tow, and soon the motorcade embarked toward Mobile Police Headquarters.

As the massive procession made its way to Mobile, you have to wonder what these officers were thinking, how do you make sense of such a tragedy?

Once the motorcade arrived in Mobile, the officer still clutched the flag near his heart, and the moment was too much to bear as tears streaked down his cheeks.

Lt. Hodge said, "It never gets any easier. The next couple of days will be the toughest we experience."

Those close to Officer Steven Green said he was more than just one man; he was a hero, and you can never do too much to honor one of those.