Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Remembered At Capitol

May 3, 2016

Hundreds of law-enforcement officers from across Florida gathered Monday at the Capitol and honored two colleagues who died in the line of duty in 2015. Family and friends of the late officers took part in the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service, hosted by the state Fraternal Order of Police.

Those who died in 2015 were Ocala police officer Jared Forsyth and Okaloosa County Deputy William Myers (pictured).

Speaking at the ceremony, Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley said all law-enforcement officers feel the impact when an officer is killed, regardless of where they work.

“We don’t all share the same values and beliefs or the same religion or language even,” Ashley said. “But what is it that unites us? It’s the law, which we all freely and voluntarily agree to and submit ourselves to.”

So far in 2016, one law-enforcement officer has died in the line of duty. Hillsborough County Deputy John Kotfila was killed in March in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver near Tampa.

by The News Service of Florida

Photo by Joseph Rhodes for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Remembered At Capitol”

  1. Anne on May 3rd, 2016 12:53 pm

    LEO, my heart goes out to families who have suffered loss in the Line of Duty.
    You are that line between Right and Wrong keeping us safe from thugs of all manner.
    Thank You and Much Respectful of you.
    Prayers for you and your brothers and sisters in uniform and your families at home.

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