Police officers from all over Oregon gathered Friday night at the Spirit Mountain Casino outside of Salem, Oregon to close the Oregon Police Officers Association 42nd training session with the Awards Banquet. Ninety-one awards were granted to men and women to honor the acts of courage they perform without hesitation. Here are a few frames from the evening.
Kristie Kilcullen recieves support after she accepted her husband Chris Kilcullen’s purple heart. Kilcullen was killed on duty on April 22nd 2011 after he chased a car that sped away from a traffic violation. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Officer Jeremy Howell from the Saint Helens Police Department bows his head to honor America as the national anthem is preformed to open the Oregon Police Officers Association 42nd awards banquet. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
The Oregon Police Officers Association concluded their 42nd week of training with the Awards Banquet granting 91 awards to police officers throughout the state of Oregon. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Brenda George, adminstative supervisor for the Mrytle Creek Police Department, was presented a distinguished service award for her 28 years of work in the Oregon Police Officers Association (OPOA). George was the 2nd woman to be president of the OPOA. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
MacKenzie Feist sits with her mother Hazel and watches her father Andy Feist and his collegaues from the Portland Police Bureau recieve medals of honor and medals of valor. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Officer Stefan Zeltvay dances with Chris Kilcullen’s daighter after the awards banquet. Zeltvay has worked for the Eugene Police Department for 16 years and was good friends with Kris Kilcullen. “We really miss him and wish he was here tonight,” Zeltvay says.
Officer George Dominy and Officer Justin Bach were two of the eight officers to recieve purple hearts at the Oregon Police Officers Association awards banquet. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Deputy Matthew Rae was presented with a medal of valor for an incident in Lane county where he rushed into an apartment filled with natural gas in order to save a man who wanted to take his own life. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Officer Ty Meir and Scott Rogers from the Coos Bay Police Department were both honored with a life savers award for their heroic efforts in saving the life of a girl who became unconscious in a grocery store. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Amy Painter accepts her husband Chief Ralph Painter’s purple heart at the awards banquet on Friday night. Painter was Chief of Police for the Rainer Police Department and was killed on January 5th, 2011 while responding to a call from a local car stereo shop. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
