Fallen police honored at the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony

Milwaukee police officer Thomas Marcus presents a memorial wreath in honor of Milwaukee police Officer Rosario Collura with Collura’s daughters, Helena Ewer (second right) and Stacey Collura as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Milwaukee County Deputy Sheriff Shad Huling (right) and Milwaukee County Chief Deputy Brian Barkow place a wreath for in memoriam of Deputy Sheriff Officer Wallace N. Schilling as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The Milwaukee Police Band performs as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

(From left) Glendale Police Chief Rhett Fugman, and Glendale Police Officer Marissa Myers salute with Don Hedbany, the identical twin brother of fallen Glendale Police Officer, Ennis Hedbany while laying a memorial wreath in his honor as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Matthew Austen, with the Milwaukee Fire Department Honor Guard, looks out the window before Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The Greater Milwaukee Fire and Police Pipes & Drums Selection perform as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman (right) along with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (left) during the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Members of the Combined Honor Guard perform the Presentation Of Colors as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Attendees stand in front of a large American flag during the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Karen Dubis, a retired Milwaukee Police Lieutenant, directs the Milwaukee Police Band as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

An officer’s badge is covered in black, symbolizing the death of an active officer, as part of the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Douglas Jerving (center), the father of of Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving, who was fatally shot on February 7, 2023, while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect, tears up while attending the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the War Memorial Center on North Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee on May 8, 2025. The event honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.