Overview
- The ceremony at the State Capitol honored fallen officers and formally added Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder, bringing the memorial to 295 names.
- A multi-agency honor guard kept continuous watch at the memorial through the morning, followed by a squad procession from Olin Park to the Capitol.
- Corder was ambushed after responding to a domestic disturbance involving a weapon in June 2025 in Milwaukee, and he died of his injuries three days later.
- Speakers included Wrightstown Police Chief Patrick Pajot and retired Kiel Police Chief David Funkhouser, with music by the Cudahy High School Band and Choir and the Greater Milwaukee Fire and Police Pipes and Drums.
- WKOW livestreamed the event and said more coverage will air on 27 News, as the observance leads into National Police Week and Peace Officer’s Memorial Day established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962.