Serving Midwest Aviation Since 1960
Serving Midwest Aviation Since 1960
Note there's no beard on CO Willis. He had to shave to be in the Guard. Pictured (L to R): Dustie Speldrich (Willow River), Andy Schmidt (Duluth – West), Greg Oldakowski (Northwest RTO), Aaron Kahre (Administrative Captain), James Fogarty (Prior Lake), Annette Kyllo (Rochester – 1), Mary Manning (Grand Marais – 2), Amber Ladd (North Metro RTO), Jake Willis (Brookston – Grand Rapids Stand-by Pilot)
In 1962 John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 to
be Peace Officer's Memorial Day "in recognition
of the service given by the men and
women who, night and day, stand guard in
our midst to protect us through enforcement
of our laws." Each year the week in which the
15th of May falls is National Police Week.
There have been 21,183 members of the law
enforcement services who have died or been disabled in the line of
duty. Their names are inscribed on a wall at the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC. Like the wall at
the Vietnam Memorial, the names of the fallen are in chronolo...
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