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Schmidling, George A. Read Bio 6/11/1961 Waukesha Police Department 6 Years Waukesha V
James Rieschl Read Bio 7/2/1961 Kenosha County Sheriff's Office 2 Years Kenosha III
James C. Jantz Read Bio 8/21/1961 Sauk County Traffic Police 3 Years Sauk III
Nick A. Klaske Read Bio 10/31/1961 Fond du Lac Police Department 10 Years Fond du Lac II
Anthony G. Eilers Read Bio 2/5/1962 Burlington Police Department 5 Years Racine I
Elwin Welch Read Bio 4/2/1962 Outagamie County Sheriff's Office 11 Years Outagamie III
Walter S. Leigh Read Bio 1/29/1963 Dodgeville Police Department 2 Years Iowa II
Robert E. Kraemer Read Bio 2/7/1963 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee III
James J. Hantschel Read Bio 5/15/1963 Racine Police Department 14 Years Racine III
Edward T. Coopman Read Bio 7/26/1964 Oconto County Sheriff's Department 5 Years Oconto III
James J. Rivers Read Bio 3/21/1966 Milwaukee Police Department 5 Years Milwaukee V
Robert B. Markle Read Bio 5/8/1966 Dept. of Natural Resources 29 Years Price II
Patrick R. Bolton Jr. Read Bio 8/26/1966 Walworth County Sheriff's Office 1 Year Walworth V
Ronald T. Hogan Read Bio 5/2/1967 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee V
Bryan J. Moschea Read Bio 7/31/1967 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee I
David A. McKee Read Bio 4/9/1968 Fort Atkinson Police Department 14 Years Jefferson II
Charles Hansen Read Bio 7/1/1968 Calumet County Traffic Police Calumet III
Paul R. Gramer Read Bio 11/20/1968 Burnett County Sheriff's Office 10 Years Burnett I
John J. Kavajecz Read Bio 12/12/1968 Bayfield County Sheriff's Office Bayfield I
Ronald E. Leist Read Bio 10/9/1969 Algoma Police Department 5 Years Kewaunee I
Walter Gaik Read Bio 7/12/1970 Ashland County Sheriff's Office 4 Years Ashland I
George Fish Read Bio 9/22/1970 Milwaukee Police Department 8 Years Milwaukee III
Alan Sroczynski Read Bio 11/8/1970 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee III
Neil L. LaFave Read Bio 9/24/1971 Dept. of Natural Resources 9 Years Brown II
Paul G. DuPlanty Read Bio 11/9/1971 Milwaukee Police Department 1 Year Milwaukee V
Donald C. Pederson Read Bio 8/26/1972 Wisconsin State Patrol 6 Years Green Lake IV
Charles T. Smith Read Bio 1/31/1973 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee I
Gerald W. Hempe Read Bio 1/31/1973 Milwaukee Police Department 6 Years Milwaukee V
Gary W. Fraid Read Bio 6/7/1973 Kenosha Police Department 6 Years Kenosha III
Ronald Patrick Reagan Read Bio 12/13/1973 Milwaukee Police Department 5 Years Milwaukee V
Wayne J. Truttmann Read Bio 12/20/1973 Brown County Sheriff's Office 18 Years Brown I
James R. Fine Read Bio 1/11/1974 Racine Police Department 10 Years Racine II
Robert D. Riley Read Bio 7/10/1974 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee IV
Thomas G. Matulis, Read Bio 7/10/1974 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee V
Richard F. Schinzing Read Bio 10/17/1974 Grantsburg Police Department 13 Years Burnett I
Michael L. Draeger Read Bio 12/28/1974 Milwaukee Police Department 5 Years Milwaukee IV
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
Sassan, G. Robert Read Bio 7/23/1975 Glendale Police Department 8 Years Milwaukee II
Dennis Lee Obradovich Read Bio 8/18/1975 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee III
Thomas R. Dodge Read Bio 9/10/1975 Two Rivers Police Department 6 Months Manitowoc II
Schilling, Wallace N. Read Bio 10/8/1975 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 6 Years Milwaukee IV
Albert C. Kohn Read Bio 10/29/1975 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee I
Lawrence H. Metsker Read Bio 2/25/1976 Manitowoc Police Department 11 Months Manitowoc III
Michael G. Cook Read Bio 11/24/1976 Viola Police Department 1 Month Vernon I
John S. Taylor Jr. Read Bio 8/6/1977 Menomonee Falls Police Department 8 Years Waukesha IV
Thomas R. Kiefer Read Bio 11/25/1977 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee V
Walter C. Meeks Read Bio 5/6/1978 Sauk County Sheriff's Office 11 Years Sauk III
Michael Geszvain Read Bio 6/21/1978 Waukesha County Sheriff's Office 23 Years Waukesha II
Quin Edward O'Brien Read Bio 6/22/1978 Waukesha County Sheriff's Office 24 Years Waukesha V

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Every year in May, we host a ceremony to honor fallen officers.  This large ceremony hosts many special guests, including dignitaries from around Wisconsin, who come to show their support.  Please visit the photo gallery for pictures of previous ceremonies to begin to capture its impact.

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