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ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012, CHAPTER 7 OF THE BLUE KNIGHTS INTERNATIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT MOTORCYCLE CLUB HOSTED THE 21ST ANNUAL GEORGIA
POLICE MEMORIAL RIDE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM C.O.P.S. (CONERNS OF POLICE
SURVIVORS.
THE RIDE WAS CREATED TO HONOR THE LOSS OF A CO-WORKER, SPOUSE,
MOTHER, FATHER, SON OR DAUGHTER EMPLOYED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT
HAS BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. GEORGIA LOST 11 LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO INCLUDE HEARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE DEPUTY WILL CAMMON ON MARCH 3, 2011. THESE 11 JOIN THE RANKS OF
THE 653 OFFICERS WHO DIED BEFORE THEM IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
THIS RIDE STARTED AT TURNER FIELD WHERE NEARLY 2000 MOTORCYCLES
ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 PATROL VEHICLES AND FAMILY MEMBERS
TRAVELED TO THE ATLANTA REGIONAL AIRPORT (FALCON FIELD) IN PEACHTREE
CITY.
AFTER ARRIVING AT FALCON FIELD, FAMILY MEMBERS AND RIDERS WERE
TREATED TO LUNCH AND THEN A FALLEN HEREOS PROGRAM. GUEST SPEAKERS
FOR THE EVENT INLCLUDED ED CHRISTIAN WITH CHAPTER 7 BLUE KNIGHTS, ROGER
PARKER WITH GEORGIA C.O.P.S AND WSB-TV CHANNEL 2 TV PERSONALITY,
JOCELYN DORSEY.
DURING THE CEREMONY, MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS HONOR GUARDS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE PRESENTED A BADGE AND A FLAG TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE
FALLEN OFFICERS. THE FLAG HAD BEEN FLOWN ON A MOTORCYCLE DURING THE
RIDE FROM TURNER FIELD. SHERIFF ROSS HENRY ACCEPTED THE BADGE AND
FLAG ON BEHALF OF DEPUTY CAMMON’S FAMILY.
HEARD COUNTY SHERIFF ROSS HENRY, FRANKLIN POLICE CHIEF KEVIN HANNAH AND
SEVERAL OFFICERS FROM BOTH AGENCIES WERE HONORED TO ATTEND THIS
EVENT TO HONOR ONE OF OUR OWN.
OFFICERS FROM BOTH AGENCIES ALONG WITH DEPUTIES FROM THE POLK
COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, BEGAN THE ESCORT IN BREMEN, GA., WHERE THEY
ESCORTED MEMBERS OF THE CHAPTER 10 WEST GEORGIA BLUE KNIGHTS
MOTORCYCLE CLUB TO TURNER FIELD.
“I WAS AMAZED AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS EVENT. IT IS SO VERY HUMBLING TO
SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE CARE AND RESPECT OUR FALLEN OFFICERS,” STATED
SHERIFF ROSS HENRY. “WE HOPE TO ATTEND FUTURE MEMORIAL RIDES TO SHOW
OUR APPRECIATION TO THE HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE GIVEN THE
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. BEING AN AGENCY THAT HAS NOW SUFFERED SUCH A LOSS,
WE ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CARE THAT GOES INTO THE PLANNING OF
EVENTS SUCH AS THIS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CITIZENS FROM
FRANKLIN/HEARD COUNTY WHO ATTENED THIS EVENT” ADDED SHERIFF HENRY.
“THE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPANTS THAT ATTENDED THE 21ST ANNUAL GEORGIA
MEMORIAL RIDE TO PAY THEIR RESPECT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WAS AMAZING. THE ORGANIZERS OF
THIS EVENT DO AN EXCELLENT JOB IN HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE
LINE OF DUTY AND ENSURING THAT THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WILL NEVER BE
FORGOTTEN. WE WERE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT DESIGNED TO PAY
TRIBUTE TO DEPUTY WILL CAMMON OF THE HEARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
AND THE MANY OTHER OFFICERS THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE
PROTECTING AND SERVING” ADDED CHIEF KEVIN HANNAH.
LAW ENFORCEMENT MOTORCYCLE CLUB HOSTED THE 21ST ANNUAL GEORGIA
POLICE MEMORIAL RIDE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM C.O.P.S. (CONERNS OF POLICE
SURVIVORS.
THE RIDE WAS CREATED TO HONOR THE LOSS OF A CO-WORKER, SPOUSE,
MOTHER, FATHER, SON OR DAUGHTER EMPLOYED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT
HAS BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. GEORGIA LOST 11 LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO INCLUDE HEARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE DEPUTY WILL CAMMON ON MARCH 3, 2011. THESE 11 JOIN THE RANKS OF
THE 653 OFFICERS WHO DIED BEFORE THEM IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
THIS RIDE STARTED AT TURNER FIELD WHERE NEARLY 2000 MOTORCYCLES
ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 PATROL VEHICLES AND FAMILY MEMBERS
TRAVELED TO THE ATLANTA REGIONAL AIRPORT (FALCON FIELD) IN PEACHTREE
CITY.
AFTER ARRIVING AT FALCON FIELD, FAMILY MEMBERS AND RIDERS WERE
TREATED TO LUNCH AND THEN A FALLEN HEREOS PROGRAM. GUEST SPEAKERS
FOR THE EVENT INLCLUDED ED CHRISTIAN WITH CHAPTER 7 BLUE KNIGHTS, ROGER
PARKER WITH GEORGIA C.O.P.S AND WSB-TV CHANNEL 2 TV PERSONALITY,
JOCELYN DORSEY.
DURING THE CEREMONY, MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS HONOR GUARDS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE PRESENTED A BADGE AND A FLAG TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE
FALLEN OFFICERS. THE FLAG HAD BEEN FLOWN ON A MOTORCYCLE DURING THE
RIDE FROM TURNER FIELD. SHERIFF ROSS HENRY ACCEPTED THE BADGE AND
FLAG ON BEHALF OF DEPUTY CAMMON’S FAMILY.
HEARD COUNTY SHERIFF ROSS HENRY, FRANKLIN POLICE CHIEF KEVIN HANNAH AND
SEVERAL OFFICERS FROM BOTH AGENCIES WERE HONORED TO ATTEND THIS
EVENT TO HONOR ONE OF OUR OWN.
OFFICERS FROM BOTH AGENCIES ALONG WITH DEPUTIES FROM THE POLK
COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, BEGAN THE ESCORT IN BREMEN, GA., WHERE THEY
ESCORTED MEMBERS OF THE CHAPTER 10 WEST GEORGIA BLUE KNIGHTS
MOTORCYCLE CLUB TO TURNER FIELD.
“I WAS AMAZED AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS EVENT. IT IS SO VERY HUMBLING TO
SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE CARE AND RESPECT OUR FALLEN OFFICERS,” STATED
SHERIFF ROSS HENRY. “WE HOPE TO ATTEND FUTURE MEMORIAL RIDES TO SHOW
OUR APPRECIATION TO THE HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE GIVEN THE
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. BEING AN AGENCY THAT HAS NOW SUFFERED SUCH A LOSS,
WE ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CARE THAT GOES INTO THE PLANNING OF
EVENTS SUCH AS THIS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CITIZENS FROM
FRANKLIN/HEARD COUNTY WHO ATTENED THIS EVENT” ADDED SHERIFF HENRY.
“THE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPANTS THAT ATTENDED THE 21ST ANNUAL GEORGIA
MEMORIAL RIDE TO PAY THEIR RESPECT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WAS AMAZING. THE ORGANIZERS OF
THIS EVENT DO AN EXCELLENT JOB IN HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE
LINE OF DUTY AND ENSURING THAT THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WILL NEVER BE
FORGOTTEN. WE WERE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT DESIGNED TO PAY
TRIBUTE TO DEPUTY WILL CAMMON OF THE HEARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
AND THE MANY OTHER OFFICERS THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE
PROTECTING AND SERVING” ADDED CHIEF KEVIN HANNAH.
| Fallen Officer Willie Cammon |