Law enforcement officers to receive Medal of Honor

May 07, 2009

There will be a special ceremony tomorrow in which Governor Chris 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 takes place at 1 p.m. at the Law Enforcement Memorial site on the Capitol Campus, between the Temple of Justice and the trail leading down to Capitol Lake.

According to a news release by the AG’s Office, new names of officers killed in the line of duty engraved on the State Law Enforcement Memorial include: St. Nelson Ng of the Ellensburg Police Department, Deputy Anne Jackson of the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks. The news release said the Medal of Honor will be awarded posthumously to Jackson and Fairbanks.

Corporal Chris LaBlanc of the Vancouver Police Department will receive the award for serious injury. Vancouver Police Officer John Key, Clark County Sheriff Sergeant Scott Schanaker, and Clark County Sheriff Deputy Scott Holmes will receive the award for meritorious conduct.
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