PIERRE — The gun metal gray skies over Pierre fit the solemnness of remembering South Dakota’s fallen law enforcement officers Wednesday. Troopers, deputies and officers from across South Dakota attended the annual Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony around the State Capitol complex to pay their respects. At a wreath laying at the fallen officers memorial at Capitol Lake, South Dakota Highway Patrol Colonel Rick Miller says the sacrifices of the fallen are unmeasurable…
Lutheran Memorial Church hosted the memorial service a short time later. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley the sacrifices extend beyond the fallen…
Jackley says compared to other places he’s been, South Dakota recognizes and appreciates law enforcement, but says thank yous need to go beyond those in uniform…
The service included the reading of the names of South Dakota’s fallen officers as blue carnations were placed on a table surrounding an officer’s peaked cap.
