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| Lawrence H. Metsker | Read Bio | 2/25/1976 | Manitowoc Police Department | 11 Months | Manitowoc | III |
| Albert C. Kohn | Read Bio | 10/29/1975 | Milwaukee Police Department | 22 Years | Milwaukee | I |
| Schilling, Wallace N. | Read Bio | 10/8/1975 | Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office | 6 Years | Milwaukee | IV |
| Thomas R. Dodge | Read Bio | 9/10/1975 | Two Rivers Police Department | 6 Months | Manitowoc | II |
| Dennis Lee Obradovich | Read Bio | 8/18/1975 | Milwaukee Police Department | Milwaukee | III | |
| Sassan, G. Robert | Read Bio | 7/23/1975 | Glendale Police Department | 8 Years | Milwaukee | II |
| Robert E. Atkins Jr. | Read Bio | 1/26/1975 | Summit Police Department | 4 Years | Waukesha | II |
| Wayne W. Olson | Read Bio | 1/26/1975 | Summit Police Department | 7 Years | Waukesha | V |
| Michael L. Draeger | Read Bio | 12/28/1974 | Milwaukee Police Department | 5 Years | Milwaukee | IV |
| Richard F. Schinzing | Read Bio | 10/17/1974 | Grantsburg Police Department | 13 Years | Burnett | I |
| Thomas G. Matulis | Read Bio | 7/10/1974 | Milwaukee Police Department | 4 Years | Milwaukee | V |
| Robert D. Riley | Read Bio | 7/10/1974 | Milwaukee Police Department | 6 Years | Milwaukee | IV |
| James R. Fine | Read Bio | 1/11/1974 | Racine Police Department | 10 Years | Racine | II |
| Wayne J. Truttmann | Read Bio | 12/20/1973 | Brown County Sheriff's Office | 18 Years | Brown | I |
| Ronald Patrick Reagan | Read Bio | 12/13/1973 | Milwaukee Police Department | 5 Years | Milwaukee | V |
| Gary W. Fraid | Read Bio | 6/7/1973 | Kenosha Police Department | 6 Years | Kenosha | III |
| Charles T. Smith | Read Bio | 1/31/1973 | Milwaukee Police Department | 8 Months | Milwaukee | I |
| Gerald W. Hempe | Read Bio | 1/31/1973 | Milwaukee Police Department | 6 Years | Milwaukee | V |
| Donald C. Pederson | Read Bio | 8/26/1972 | Wisconsin State Patrol | 6 Years | Green Lake | IV |
| Paul G. DuPlanty | Read Bio | 11/9/1971 | Milwaukee Police Department | 1 Year | Milwaukee | V |
| Neil L. LaFave | Read Bio | 9/24/1971 | Dept. of Natural Resources | 9 Years | Brown | II |
| Alan Sroczynski | Read Bio | 11/8/1970 | Milwaukee Police Department | 4 Years | Milwaukee | III |
| George Fish | Read Bio | 9/22/1970 | Milwaukee Police Department | 8 Years | Milwaukee | III |
| Walter Gaik | Read Bio | 7/12/1970 | Ashland County Sheriff's Office | 4 Years | Ashland | I |
| Ronald E. Leist | Read Bio | 10/9/1969 | Algoma Police Department | 5 Years | Kewaunee | I |
| John J. Kavajecz | Read Bio | 12/12/1968 | Bayfield County Sheriff's Office | Bayfield | I | |
| Paul R. Gramer | Read Bio | 11/20/1968 | Burnett County Sheriff's Office | 10 Years | Burnett | I |
| Charles Hansen | Read Bio | 7/14/1968 | Calumet County Traffic Police | 1 Year 6 Months | Calumet | III |
| David A. McKee | Read Bio | 4/9/1968 | Fort Atkinson Police Department | 14 Years | Jefferson | II |
| Bryan J. Moschea | Read Bio | 7/31/1967 | Milwaukee Police Department | 1 Year 7 Months | Milwaukee | I |
| Ronald T. Hogan | Read Bio | 5/2/1967 | Milwaukee Police Department | 15 Years | Milwaukee | V |
| Patrick R. Bolton Jr. | Read Bio | 8/26/1966 | Walworth County Sheriff's Office | 1 Year | Walworth | V |
| Robert B. Markle | Read Bio | 5/8/1966 | Dept. of Natural Resources | 29 Years | Price | II |
| James J. Rivers | Read Bio | 3/21/1966 | Milwaukee Police Department | 5 Years | Milwaukee | V |
| Edward T. Coopman | Read Bio | 7/26/1964 | Oconto County Sheriff's Department | 5 Years | Oconto | III |
| James J. Hantschel | Read Bio | 5/15/1963 | Racine Police Department | 14 Years | Racine | III |
| Robert E. Kraemer | Read Bio | 2/7/1963 | Milwaukee Police Department | 3 Years | Milwaukee | III |
| Walter S. Leigh | Read Bio | 1/29/1963 | Dodgeville Police Department | 2 Years | Iowa | II |
| Elwin Welch | Read Bio | 4/2/1962 | Outagamie County Sheriff's Office | 11 Years | Outagamie | III |
| Anthony G. Eilers | Read Bio | 2/5/1962 | Burlington Police Department | 5 Years | Racine | I |
| Nick A. Klaske | Read Bio | 10/31/1961 | Fond du Lac Police Department | 10 Years | Fond du Lac | II |
| James C. Jantz | Read Bio | 8/21/1961 | Sauk County Traffic Police | 3 Years | Sauk | III |
| James Rieschl | Read Bio | 7/2/1961 | Kenosha County Sheriff's Office | 2 Years | Kenosha | III |
| Schmidling, George A. | Read Bio | 6/11/1961 | Waukesha Police Department | 6 Years | Waukesha | V |
| Raymond A. Nencki | Read Bio | 10/5/1959 | Milwaukee Police Department | 11 Years | Milwaukee | II |
| Arthur Fadness | Read Bio | 8/31/1958 | WI Dept. of Revenue | 25 Years | Marathon | V |
| T. Lincoln Edwards | Read Bio | 2/1/1957 | Florence County Sheriff's Office | Florence | V | |
| Lester McEachern | Read Bio | 5/5/1956 | Racine Police Department | 34 Years | Racine | I |
| Mahlon John Day | Read Bio | 12/24/1955 | Appleton Police Department | 2 Years | Outagamie | I |
| Lee Murphy | Read Bio | 9/22/1955 | St. Croix County Traffic Police | St. Croix | V |
Every year in May in correlation with National Police Week, WLEM hosts a memorial ceremony to honor our fallen officers. This solemn ceremony hosts many special guests, including dignitaries, law enforcement officers from across Wisconsin, as well as surviving family and friends of the fallen officers. Please visit the photo gallery for pictures of previous ceremonies to begin to capture its impact.
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