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FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 13, 2024) — In honor of Kentucky conservation officers who have died in the line of duty, the public is invited to join relatives, state officials and representatives from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Kentucky Conservation Officers’ Association for a memorial ceremony at 11 a.m. (ET) on May 20, 2024.
The ceremony will be held outdoors at the Kentucky Conservation Officers Memorial on Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s main campus in Frankfort. Ten Kentucky conservation officers have died in the line of duty since 1918: Elijah Roberts, James R. Claxton, John C. Martin, James Brady McClain, Raymond Birdsong, David T. Childs, Denver Tabor, Robert C. Banker, Bernard Dean Ratliff, and Douglas W. Bryant.
The ceremony will be held outdoors at the Kentucky Conservation Officers Memorial on Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s main campus in Frankfort. Ten Kentucky conservation officers have died in the line of duty since 1918: Elijah Roberts, James R. Claxton, John C. Martin, James Brady McClain, Raymond Birdsong, David T. Childs, Denver Tabor, Robert C. Banker, Bernard Dean Ratliff, and Douglas W. Bryant.
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What: Ceremony honoring Kentucky conservation officers who have died in the line of duty since 1918.
When: Monday, May 20, 2024, at 11 a.m. (ET)
Where: Kentucky Conservation Officers Memorial on Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s main campus at 1 Sportsman's Lane (formerly 1 Game Farm Road) in Frankfort. The memorial is located between the large, two-story brick Administration Building and the Salato Wildlife Education Center about ½ mile north of the campus entrance. The entrance is located off U.S. 60, approximately 1½ miles west of U.S. 127.
For more information, visit the department’s website (fw.ky.gov) or call 1-800-858-1549, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (ET) weekdays, excluding holidays.
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