As National Police Week kicks off, hundreds gathered inside the Basilica of St. Josaphat to honor Milwaukee's first responders."It is a job that is 365 days a year, seven days a week and 24 hours a day," Craig Sarnow, assistant chief of police with the Milwaukee Police Department, said.Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob led the Mass as active MPD officers and first responders made their way down the church's aisle.Active MPD officers were escorted by an honor guard playing bagpipes."We travel the entire state," retired Milwaukee police Officer Thomas McKale said.Mckale joined the honor guard's bagpipe band in the early 2000s. The group goes all over Wisconsin playing at first responder funerals."Any law enforcement agency in the state of Wisconsin, we will go," McKale said.Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson was in attendance as well and delivered remarks. "All first responders really put sacrifice and put themselves in harm's way to serve our entire community," Johnson said.The yearly tradition honors both active and fallen first responders.In Milwaukee, five MPD officers have been killed in the last 10 years.First responders from all walks of religion attended the yearly Mass. They all agreed that no matter what religion a first responder comes from, faith is a key part of the job."You have to have faith to do what we do, day in and day out," Sarnow said.