About 50 people gathered in front of Clinton County Sheriff's Office for a candlelight vigil to honor the five officers killed in Dallas, Texas and to show support for local law enforcement.

"We're all a family I mean we really are," said Joyce Lanning, a volunteer firefighter from Low Moor, Iowa in Clinton County.

Lanning brought her two children to the candlelight vigil on Saturday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m.

"I hope that [the vigil] can just shed some light on [the violence], you know, get our younger generations involved and our older generations involved... bring everybody together and show that we're here to support everybody, we really are, not just the police department, but we're here to support everybody," said Lanning.

Six officers from the Clinton Police Department were present at the vigil. Local community members donated supplies including candles, matches, and water to the vigil.

"We need to come together and show that these heroes who work for us everyday, we've still got their back, we still want to make sure our communities are safe. Rather than divide it, we want to make sure our communities stand together," said Trisha Fugate, 25 from Camanche, Iowa. Fugate organized the vigil.

People were invited to the vigil via word of mouth and social media. The event title of the vigil on Facebook was, "Supporting the Thin Blue Line".

"It's an old term used by police officers, because of the traditional blue uniforms that they normally wear, and what that means is, it's a thin blue line that keeps the chaos from the citizens and keeps the order," said Paul Varner, a retired police officer.

Varner was in the Army Military Police for 8 years and a police officer in Camanche, Iowa for 26 years.

"Once in a while, they need to be reminded that a majority of the citizens are on their side do respect what they do," said Varner.

Attendees of the vigil are planning future meetings to show their support for local law enforcement.