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Donald George Spike Read Bio 9/29/1950 Chippewa Falls Police Department 10 Years Chippewa I
Stephen G. Bzdusek Read Bio 2/1/1981 Cudahy Police Department 18 Years Milwaukee I
Harlend G. Orsburne Read Bio 7/24/1979 Dane County Traffic Police 8 Years Dane I
Einar P. Johnson Read Bio 5/17/1929 Dept. of Natural Resources 2 Years 6 Months Rusk I
Andrew A. Krakow Read Bio 6/5/1990 Dept. of Natural Resources 14 Years Marquette I
Walter Luedtke Read Bio 12/18/1924 Milwaukee Police Department 3 Years Milwaukee I
Albert C. Kohn Read Bio 10/29/1975 Milwaukee Police Department 22 Years Milwaukee I
Bryan J. Moschea Read Bio 7/31/1967 Milwaukee Police Department 1 Year 7 Months Milwaukee I
George H. Raabe Read Bio 11/2/1937 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee I
Charles T. Smith Read Bio 1/31/1973 Milwaukee Police Department 8 Months Milwaukee I
Sydney C. Snow Jr. Read Bio 1/30/1982 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee I
Michael R. Tourmo Read Bio 11/18/1990 Milwaukee Police Department 18 Years Milwaukee I
Nels Goodman Read Bio 8/10/1937 Milwaukee Police Department 12 Years Milwaukee I
Lester McEachern Read Bio 5/5/1956 Racine Police Department 34 Years Racine I
Theodore Husting Read Bio 3/27/1937 Sheboygan Police Department 6 Years Sheboygan I
John E. Braun Read Bio 12/24/1979 Schofield Police Department Marathon I
John De Lisle Read Bio 11/12/1928 Schofield Police Department Marathon I
Michael G. Cook Read Bio 11/24/1976 Viola Police Department 1 Month Vernon I
Richard G. Parquette Read Bio 9/10/1996 Bayfield County Sheriff's Office 28 Years Bayfield I
Oscar Harp Read Bio 10/8/1910 Sawyer County Sheriff's Department Sawyer I
Henry Deckert Read Bio 11/24/1917 Milwaukee Police Department 4 Months Milwaukee I
Edward Spindler Read Bio 11/24/1917 Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee I
John V. Trandel Read Bio 5/1/1981 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 18 Years Milwaukee I
Edward R. Hoffmann Read Bio 5/26/2000 Marinette County Sheriff's Dept. 18 Years Marinette I
Todd J. Stamper Read Bio 7/15/2000 Crandon Police Department 13 Years Forrest I
Sung Hui Bang Read Bio 8/17/2000 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 3 Years Milwaukee I
Ralph E. Zylka Read Bio 8/17/2000 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 24 Years Milwaukee I
John McArthur Read Bio 6/24/1905 Antigo Police Department 13 Years Langlade I
Frank Moran Read Bio 5/8/1927 Darlington Police Department 32 Years Lafayette I
Edmund E. Hanske Read Bio 9/4/1914 Kiel Police Department 1 Year Manitowoc I
W. Carter Baum Read Bio 4/22/1934 FBI 4 Years Vilas I
John J. Kavajecz Read Bio 12/12/1968 Bayfield County Sheriff's Office Bayfield I
Jay P. Balchunas Read Bio 11/5/2004 Wis. DOJ - Div. of Criminal Investigation 14 Years Milwaukee I
Michael E. Shannon Read Bio 3/7/2003 Adams County Sheriff's Office 7 Years 6 Months Adams I
Craig A. Birkholz Read Bio 3/20/2011 Fond du Lac Police Department 2 Years Fond du Lac I
Bernhardt Brattlie Read Bio 5/21/1936 Dane County Traffic Police 2 Months Dane I
Donald E. Bishop Read Bio 4/13/2013 Town of Brookfield Police Department 1 Year 8 Months Waukesha I
Charles G. Irvine Jr. Read Bio 6/7/2018 Milwaukee Police Department 2 Years Milwaukee I
Michael J. Michalski Read Bio 7/25/2018 Milwaukee Police Department 17 Years Milwaukee I
Arthur G. Herman Read Bio 5/15/1920 Racine County Sheriff's Office 3 Months Racine I
Trevor J. Casper Read Bio 3/24/2015 Wisconsin State Patrol 8 Months Fond du Lac I
Earl R. Haslam Read Bio 1/4/1929 Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 15 Years Milwaukee I
Ryan P. Copeland Read Bio 11/23/2015 McFarland Police Department 2 Years 6 Months Dane I
Emily A. Breidenbach Read Bio 4/8/2023 Chetek Police Department 4 Years Barron 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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