Honoring the Fallen

Washington, D.C. | More than 300 AFSCME corrections and law enforcement officers gathered Sept. 5 at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to honor comrades killed in the line of duty. The ceremony took place during a 3-day conference that included AFSCME members in corrections and law enforcement.

Officers also placed roses near the names of members from their respective councils. Among those honored by AFSCME was Andrew Krakow, a conservation warden with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, who was shot by a 13-year-old while responding to a domestic dispute. Krakow was a member of Local 1215 (Council 24).

“Let us be inspired by our members’ sense of duty to live our own lives with hope and purpose,” said Pres. Gerald W. McEntee.

Leading the procession to the memorial site were bag-pipers Kathleen Stevens and Peter Lounsberry — both Albany police officers and members of Local 2951 (Council 82.)

Photos: Paul Tanedo