New Maverick Harrison Barnes on why it was important to him to attend Dallas memorial service Posted Jul 17, 2016 The memorial service was a great way to honor those officers that serve our country and put their life on the line every single day. It was great to hear President Obama and President Bush as well as the other police officers talk and political figures talk about the importance of coming together in this time where tensions are very high and people are very frustrated. (Dallas Morning News)