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Gov. Inslee, Washington State Patrol unveil ‘heroes wall’ in Olympia

Jun 8, 2021, 7:40 AM | Updated: 12:43 pm

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The Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall in Olympia. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Inslee/Twitter)

(Photo courtesy of Gov. Inslee/Twitter)

Governor Jay Inslee honored our state’s law enforcement Tuesday, on Washington State Patrol‘s 100th anniversary, with the unveiling of a new memorial in Olympia.

From sleeping in sidecars to ‘speed cops’: Washington State Patrol marks 100-year celebration

WSP Chief John Batiste and Gov. Inslee unveiled the “Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall” in the Helen Sommers building on the state Capitol campus. It’s a permanent memorial to officers who died in the line of duty.

Chief Batiste says it features 31 plaques.

The event began at 11 a.m. There was a livestream of the event on WSP’s YouTube channel here, and it streamed on TVW.

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