State Police at Hazleton honor, remember fallen troopers through ceremony

SUGARLOAF TWP. – Active and retired members of the Pennsylvania State Police gathered Wednesday to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service of the Commonwealth.

Troop N – Hazleton held a memorial ceremony in the Slusser/Bayzick Building at Penn State Hazleton, moved there from the barracks due to inclement weather.

Trooper Anthony Petroski, Troop N Public Information Officer, said 105 members had lost their lives in the line of duty in the department’s history. Retired members of Troop N read their names aloud.

“Their names are etched in our hearts and on our memorial walls,” Captain Devon M. Brutosky, keynote speaker, said. “Their service and their lives stand as a testament to the highest ideals of courage, integrity, and selflessness.”

The local ceremony follows a statewide ceremony that took place Monday at Department Headquarters near Harrisburg.

A State Police Honor Guard and a Pipe and Drum Corps participated in the ceremony, the latter performing Amazing Grace.

Two Hazleton Area High School students also participated. Tiffany Taveras-Rosario performed the National Anthem and Camden Calarco performed Taps on trumpet.

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