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KSP: Ceremony for fallen troopers held Friday By Sergeant Josh Lawson Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rick Sanders recognized the fallen KSP troopers, officers and highway patrolmen at a memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony on Friday, June 21, 2019. Held at the KSP Training Academy, this service honored the memory of the men who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. "Law enforcement shows no bounds whether the uniform is brown, green, gray, or blue," said Commissioner Rick Sanders. "We are all one family, we share the same sorrows, and I truly do believe that." During the 2018 Memorial Service, Commissioner Sanders unveiled a plaque honoring six Kentucky Highway Patrol Officers who died in the line of duty. The highway patrol was the predecessor of Kentucky State Police, prior to the agency's establishment in the year 1948. The officers named on the remembrance plaque permanently installed in the cadet barracks at the KSP Academy in Frankfort include:
"There's a special love in my heart for anyone in law enforcement who serves in the Commonwealth. They are truly servants of Christ, that are called to do this job." He went on to say that there were 144 law enforcement line of duty deaths last year in the U.S. "It's important that we remember our brothers and sisters who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. What struck me - was the number 55. This represents the men and women who were killed during felonious attacks, which is a trend in law enforcement, that is troubling to me." Twenty-nine Kentucky State Police Troopers, one Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer, and one KSP Water Patrol Officer lost their lives in the line of duty. These include:
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