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Edward F. Riphon Read Bio 5/16/1932 Madison Police Department 5 Years Dane IV
Antonio Pingitore Read Bio 3/31/1919 Kenosha Police Department 5 Years Kenosha III
Blanco Aquino Read Bio 7/21/1991 Kenosha County Sheriff's Office 5 Years Kenosha III
Anthony G. Eilers Read Bio 2/5/1962 Burlington Police Department 5 Years Racine I
Ronald E. Leist Read Bio 10/9/1969 Algoma Police Department 5 Years Kewaunee I
Thomas L. Reuter Read Bio 3/18/1990 Grant County Sheriff's Office 5 Years Grant II
Matthew E. Solbraa Read Bio 5/3/1919 Green County Sheriff's Office 5 Years Green II
George A. Motquin Read Bio 12/17/1951 Green Bay Police Department 5 Years Brown II
Mark H. Russell Jr. Read Bio 5/21/1955 Dept. of Natural Resources 5 Years Chippewa II
Patrick McCready Read Bio 3/10/1991 Fairchild Police Department 4 Years Eau Claire II
Walter Gaik Read Bio 7/12/1970 Ashland County Sheriff's Office 4 Years Ashland I
Robert P. Bolton Read Bio 10/6/1982 Eau Claire Police Department 4 Years Eau Claire II
Fred Mueller Read Bio 7/5/1932 Manitowoc Police Department 4 Years Manitowoc IV
Alan Sroczynski Read Bio 11/8/1970 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee III
Harold Worden Read Bio 8/25/1955 Racine Police Department 4 Years Racine IV
Hilbert F. Thurow Read Bio 8/22/1930 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee V
Thomas G. Matulis Read Bio 7/10/1974 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee V
Charles S. Mehlberg Read Bio 12/23/1981 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee II
Thomas R. Kiefer Read Bio 11/25/1977 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee V
Ernest Johnson Read Bio 9/15/1904 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee IV
W. Carter Baum Read Bio 4/22/1934 FBI 4 Years Vilas I
Howard F. Grundman Read Bio 1/30/1934 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 4 Years Milwaukee II
Hans Lindstrom Read Bio 6/12/1927 Elkhorn Police Department 4 Years Walworth IV
Richard A. Weinke Read Bio 4/5/1998 Sauk County Sheriff's Office 4 Years Sauk V
Wendolyn O. Tanner Read Bio 9/7/1996 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee II
Carl O. Nystrom Read Bio 6/9/1945 Tomahawk Police Department 4 Years Lincoln II
Deborah M. McMenamin Read Bio 10/26/1989 Wisconsin State Patrol 4 Years Eau Claire IV
Robert E. Atkins Jr. Read Bio 1/26/1975 Summit Police Department 4 Years Waukesha II
Mary C. Mohr Read Bio 1/21/1988 Vilas County Sheriff's Office 4 Years Vilas V
Jason S. Zunker Read Bio 1/5/2008 Chippewa County Sheriff's Office 4 Years Chippewa IV
Peter E. C. Jerving Read Bio 2/7/2023 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Years Milwaukee III
Emily A. Breidenbach Read Bio 4/8/2023 Chetek Police Department 4 Years Barron I
Richard A. Meyer Read Bio 11/13/2003 Winnebago County Sheriff's Office 3 Years 6 Months Winnebago III
Stephanie R. Markins Read Bio 7/22/2002 Hobart-Lawrence Police Department 3 Years 6 Months Brown V
Walter A. Spiering Read Bio 7/19/1939 Oshkosh Police Department 3 Years 3 Months Winnebago II
James C. Jantz Read Bio 8/21/1961 Sauk County Traffic Police 3 Years Sauk III
Frank F. Lenzke Read Bio 5/13/1936 Racine Police Department 3 Years Racine IV
Walter Luedtke Read Bio 12/18/1924 Milwaukee Police Department 3 Years Milwaukee I
John A. Machajewski Read Bio 12/23/1981 Milwaukee Police Department 3 Years Milwaukee IV
Robert E. Kraemer Read Bio 2/7/1963 Milwaukee Police Department 3 Years Milwaukee III
Harry W. Schmidt Read Bio 4/4/1925 Milwaukee Police Department 3 Years Milwaukee II
T. Perry Gates Read Bio 9/8/1900 La Crosse Police Department 3 Years La Crosse III
Hugo Lisko Read Bio 9/27/1926 Dodge County Motor Police 3 Years Dodge II
Joseph Gaber Read Bio 5/10/1929 Marinette County Sheriff's Office 3 Years Marinette V
Anthony J. Borostowski Read Bio 4/11/2017 Wisconsin State Patrol 3 Years Sauk IV
Lloyd L. Rhodes Read Bio 11/17/1951 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 3 Years Milwaukee III
Michael A. Niehoff Read Bio 11/30/1994 Milwaukee Police Department 3 Years Milwaukee III
Curtis Starry Read Bio 3/13/1953 Viroqua Police Department 3 Years Vernon III
John Moore Read Bio 3/11/1901 Stanley Police Department 3 Years Chippewa V
Sung Hui Bang Read Bio 8/17/2000 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 3 Years Milwaukee I

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Annual Wisconsin
Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony

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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