GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- Green Bay Police Department held a special ceremony Tuesday for National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
“It’s all about remembering the people that paid the ultimate sacrifice.”
All around the county, law enforcement lost in the line of duty are being remembered.
Green Bay Police paid respect to those brothers and sisters in law enforcement on Tuesday.
Police Captain Kevin Warych says it hits close to home.
“One is too many, and when three officers in Wisconsin were killed in the line of duty, that hurts. It really shows that nobody is invincible and that it could happen to anybody.
He says officers have ways to work through that concern.
“We train every day. We prepare every day to stop that and make sure we do everything we can to prevent that.
Warych says while the department has received a lot of praise for all they do, this week officers are also thinking of each other.
“Anybody that wears a police uniform in this nation really has a high regard for one another. We are all a big family, and when someone is killed it affects every single officer. When someone is hurt or in distress, we all come together to help that officer.”
A 21-gun salute and prayer for officers concluded the ceremony.
Additional tributes for the three fallen Wisconsin officers were held in Madison and Washington D.C.
