Over 10 law enforcement agencies across the state of Wisconsin attended the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. This year's ceremony honored Milwaukee Police Department officer Kendall I. Corder, who died in the line of duty on June 29, 2025.Â
Menasha Police Department officers salute during the national anthem at the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Rod Krakow, left, a retired officer from the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department, traces the name of Andrew Krakow with his grandson Nathanial at the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Andrew Krakow, Rod’s brother, was a conservation warden with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and killed in the line of duty in 1990. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Milwaukee Police Department officers stand for a moment of silence in front of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial at the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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People wait for the start of the the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Wrightstown Chief of Police Patrick Pajot helps Milwaukee Police Department officer Mejia trace the name of Kendall Corder, a Milwaukee Police Department officer killed in the line of duty, at the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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A sheriff’s deputy from Eau Claire county salutes during the national anthem at the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers walks to his seat at the 36th Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL