7 officers who died in line of duty honored at Ohio Peace Officersâ Memorial Ceremony Share Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Share Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript STORY. FAMILY, YOU HAVE AN ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT YOUâVE MADE? AND THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS MADE, BUT THEY MADE IT. FOR THIS FLAG. THEY MADE IT. FOR OUR COUNTRY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY SO WE HONOR THEM TODAY. IT IS A CEREMONY FILLED WITH PAGEANTRY AND RESPECT BLENDED WITH A HARSH REALITY. CELEBRATE OUR HEROES SHARE A GRIEF AND REMEMBER WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DO WHAT THEY DO IN SPITE OF THE RISKS. SEVEN NAMES JOINED THE MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE ON OHIOâS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL WALL IN LONDON, OHIO WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY SINCE 1823. OUR AREA HAS FELT THE PAIN MORE THAN ANY AROUND THE STATE FOUR OF THE SEVEN OFFICERS FROM 2019 AND 2020 RECOGNIZED TODAY ARE THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA AND ONE IS FROM DAYTON. OFFICER DALE WOODS
The officers’ names will be etched on the National Memorial Wall later this year.
5 Tri-State police officers who died in line of duty honored in state ceremony By Jennifer Edwards Baker and Morgan Parrish | May 6, 2021 at 4:08 AM EDT - Updated May 6 at 6:43 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The state’s Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday in London, Ohio, where law enforcement officers and their families gather annually to honor fallen colleagues.
This year, most of the officers who died in 2019 and 2020 that are being remembered are from southwest Ohio. A full list of their names and photos is provided below.
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Brandon Stalker, Anthony Dia, Kaia Grant, James Skernivitz, and Adam McMillan. These five names all have something in common. All five people are heroes and were never recognized for it. These five police officers were tragically killed in 2020 and 2021 protecting the citizens of Ohio.
It is time to start supporting and recognizing all of the hard work done by our law enforcement. When an officer leaves his house every day for work, he tells his family how much he loves them because he doesn’t know if he will walk back through those doors at the end of the day. Police officers risk their lives everyday for us, so we can live free.