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Fallen officers honored during Vernon County service
The service comes during National Police Week
May 11, 2021 6:11 PM Greg White
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VIROQUA, Wis. (WKBT) – Sacrifices of law enforcement are being recognized in Vernon County.
The annual Vernon County Police Memorial Service was held Tuesday morning outside of the Sheriff’s Office in Viroqua.
Three Sheriff’s Department members died in the line of duty, most recently in 1986.
Still, the memorial goes beyond Vernon County.
“Like any agency, big or small, it’s a law enforcement family. We get to know each other. We know the families. We know everything about each other. And it’s hard when you lose on of your own. It’s hard when you lose anybody,” said Vernon County Sheriff John Spears.
(WKBT Channel 8 News Now file photo)
VIROQUA, Wis. (WKBT) The annual Vernon County Police Memorial Service will take place at 10 a.m. May 11 in front of the sheriff’s office at 1320 Bad Axe Court in Viroqua.
Guest speaker will be David Hartberg, CEO/administrator at Vernon Memorial Healthcare in Viroqua.
More than 60,600 law enforcement officers are injured in the line of duty every year, says Vernon County Sheriff John Spears.
Last year, 362 officers were killed in the line of duty, and 119 have been killed so far this year, Spears said. COVID-19 also took the lives of 297 officers in 2020 and 2021, including one from Wisconsin.
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