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For the first time in two years, the Fallen Heroes Day ceremony will take place in person at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. For family members, it will be a chance to honor the sacrifices made by their loved ones.
Jeana Olinger s late husband, Kyle Olinger, will be among those honored Friday at the annual Fallen Heroes Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Oh, it s very special. I mean, he wouldn t think so. He did what he loved to do, said Jeana Olinger.
Kyle Olinger was a Montgomery County police officer in 2003 when he was shot during a car stop. He was left paralyzed and died in 2019 from complications.
For the first time in two years, the Fallen Heroes Day ceremony will take place in person at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. For family members, it will be a chance to honor the sacrifices made by their loved ones.Jeana Olinger s late husband, Kyle Olinger, will be among those honored Friday at the annual Fallen Heroes Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Oh, it s very special. I mean, he wouldn t think so. He did what he loved to do, said Jeana Olinger.Kyle Olinger was a Montgomery County police officer in 2003 when he was shot during a car stop. He was left paralyzed and died in 2019 from complications.Jeana Olinger gets emotional when she thinks about the sacrifices made by the men and women her husband considered his brothers and sisters in a profession under criticism and reform across the country. It s sad because they are being hated. It upsets me, because you can t do anything, she said.On the first Friday in May, Fallen Heroes Day honors police officers,
Officer Milton Spell Credit: Spell Family
Officer Milton Spell Credit: Spell Family
Officer Milton Spell and his wife Carol. Credit: Spell Family
A Baltimore City Police officer whose 1974 death led to the requirement that all officers wear bulletproof vests will be among the honorees at this week s Fallen Heroes Day Ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
Officer Milton Spell was shot and killed on August 15, 1974, as he stopped a suspected drunk driver.
At the time, police officers in Baltimore City were not required to wear bulletproof vests.
After the shooting then Police Commissioner Donald Pomerleau ordered a feasibility study to determine if officers should wear bulletproof vests.