The state of Washington honors Officer Kristine Fairbanks, U.S. Forest Service, and other law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and recognize officers who have given service beyond the call of duty at a special ceremony on May 8.
Gov. Christine Gregoire and Attorney General Rob McKenna will award six law enforcement officers this year’s Medal of Honor, the state’s highest law enforcement award.
The ceremony at 1 p.m. Friday at the Law Enforcement Memorial site on the Capitol campus in Olympia is open to the public. A catered reception follows in the Columbia Room in the Capitol building.
New names of officers killed in the line of duty engraved on the State Law Enforcement Memorial include:
Officer Kristine Fairbanks, U.S. Forest Service.
Sgt. Nelson Ng, Ellensburg Police Department;
Deputy Anne Jackson, Skagit County Sheriff’s Office; and
The Medal of Honor will be awarded posthumously to Jackson and Fairbanks. Corporal Chris LeBlanc, Vancouver Police Department, will receive the award for serious injury. Officer John Key, Vancouver Police Department, Sgt. Scott Schanaker, Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Deputy Scott Holmes, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, will receive the award for meritorious conduct.
