New Hampshire State Police officers salute the casket of Trooper Drew Keith as it enters the memorial service at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Keith served as a New Hampshire State Police Trooper for 18 years and continued to work while battling colon cancer. (Valley News - Joseph Ressler) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
New Hampshire State Police officers salute the casket of Trooper Drew Keith as it enters the memorial service at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Keith served as a New Hampshire State Police Trooper for 18 years and continued to work while battling colon cancer. (Valley News - Joseph Ressler) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — Joseph Ressler

New Hampshire State Police officers salute as the casket of Trooper Drew Keith  enters his memorial service on Friday at Hanover High School in Hanover. Keith, who lived in Grantham, died on Feb. 16. He served a total of 34 years as a police officer, including 18 years as a trooper in New Hampshire, and he continued to work while battling colon cancer. Troopers from all six New England states and beyond attended the service, including about one-third of the New Hampshire State Police force.  Keith also worked for the Hanover Police Department.