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Each year, with the cooperation and participation of
our Administrator, Colonel Sam Powell and political
leaders, the Wyoming Highway Patrol Association
bestows awards to deserving individuals. These are
both sworn and civilian members of the Wyoming
Highway Patrol, and, unattached citizens who earn
this honor through selfless acts of bravery or
compassion for their fellow man. We are honored to
post them here for the world to see.
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The Medal of
Valor
The
Medal of Valor, our highest award, is presented to
sworn officers only, who, at extreme, clear and
direct risk to their own life or limb, save, rescue
or protect another person from death or imminent
grave bodily injury. The risk to the officer shall
have been so great, that no blame could be laid upon
the officer had he or she not acted.
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Chris Logsdon
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Sam Powell
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Phil Archibald
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Gary Bailiff
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Mike Mooney
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Bill Thompson
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Tim Isabell
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The
Distinguished Service Medal
The
Distinguished Service Medal shall be presented to
sworn or civilian employees. It shall be presented
when in any one unusual or unique dangerous incident
or series of events, a recipient demonstrates an
unusually high degree of intelligence, courage,
fortitude, strength, skill or tenacity, and such
actions are above and beyond the general call of
duty and greatly enhance the efficiency, or safety
of the Wyoming Highway Patrol and / or it's
employees.
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Jim
McKenzie
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Tom Stoker
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Dan Dyer
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Brad Anderson
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Dave Chatfield
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Gerry Cook
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Carl McDonald
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Buck Reisner
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Jim Geeting
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Jim Wilson
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Jack Abbott
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Gene Saltz
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Lenny DeClercq
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Phil Browder
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Dave Schofield
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Karen Beckner
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Delane Baldwin
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Cliff Bryant
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Deb Sommerfeldt
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Bill Kirkman
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Stan Warne
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Steve Townsend
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Kleif Guenther
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Brent Taylor
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Rick Dye X2
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Richard Burridge
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Bob Garner
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Fred Oyler
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Keith Groeneweg
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Kathy Majerus
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Adam Davies
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Carla Nichols
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The Combat Cross
The Combat
Cross shall be presented to any sworn officer who
actively, primarily, and directly, is involved in
any confrontation with a violent adversary, wherein
shots were fired, or direct hand to hand combat took
place. Such hand to hand combat must have been
extreme and taxing due to the suspect's strength or
skill. Further, because of the officer's skill,
intelligence, strength, accuracy and courage, the
suspect was stopped or taken into custody without
further threat to the public or other officers.
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Steve Watt
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Gary Radcliff
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Mike Swofford
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Everette Ayers
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Rick Dye X2
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Troy McLees
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Delane Baldwin
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Deb Sommerfeldt
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Dan Dyer
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Stan Warne
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Dave Coleman
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Harry Smith
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Joe Arzy
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John Bauer
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Dan Hensley
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Howard Parkin
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Dave Coleman
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Clint Becker
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Bill Kirkman X2
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Ron Woodward
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Lavar Olson
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Troy Thompson
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Jim Wilson
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Cliff Ritchie
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Jason Green
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Mike Mooney
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Devan
Henderson
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Kelly Broad
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Steve Huntley
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Bob Garner X2
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Chuck Atkins
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Tracy Self
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Todd Leimser
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Ted Bair
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Paul Brunner
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Stephen Townsend
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Adam Davies
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Carla Nichols
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Joe Ryle
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Tom Pritchard
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Burl Gies
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The Purple Heart
The Purple
Heart shall be presented to any sworn officer who,
in any law enforcement activity or emergency
response action, on or off duty, sustains serious
bodily injury. Serious bodily injury is defined as
any trauma or internal injury, which requires the
immediate attention of a medical doctor, and time
off for recovery.
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Larry Szabo
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Dennis Wilson
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Sam Powell
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Steve Watt
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Gary Jones
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Mike Tortorici X2
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Pat Adams
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Gary Marsden
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Doug Dome
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Duane Verley
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Ted Bair
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Paul Mann
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Shane Swilling
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Joe Arzy
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Troy Thompson
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Doug Deskin
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Sam Donahue
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Howard Parkin X2
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Jim GeetingX2
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Francis Parrott
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Guy Naquin
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Lucian Carter
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Mike Rayburn
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John O'Connor X2
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Delane Baldwin
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Darrell Ketchum
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John Bauer
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Lance Novak
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Tracy Self
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Justin Minard
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Paul Brunner
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Kelly Hand
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Eric Dearcorn
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The Luke Schauland Medal of Life
The Luke
Schauland Medal of Life shall be presented to any
person who, because of quick, direct action, saves
the life of any person who most certainly would have
expired had the recipient not acted with skill and
urgency.
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Brian King
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Mark Schauland
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Richard Burridge
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Mike Martin
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Aaron Kleinman
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Steve Huntley X2
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Toni Long
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Bob Garner
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Carol Johnson
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Terry Vincent
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Dale Deepe
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Ernest Richie
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Gordon Herring
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John Muller
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Craig Sax
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Kathy Starr
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Exemplary Citizen
The Exemplary
Citizen Award shall be presented to any civilian not
attached to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, who, at
great personal risk, comes to the aid of any Wyoming
Highway Patrol Officer in need of assistance due to
a combative suspect.
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Frankie Nelson
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Robert Gaston
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Brandon Wittrock
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Frank Darty
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Dave Darty
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Bill Darty
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Meritorious Conduct
The
Meritorious Conduct Award shall be presented to any
Wyoming Highway Patrol employee who, in any unusual
or unique incident, performs at a level deserving of
peer group recognition; and, in the event of any
other person not attached to the Wyoming Highway
Patrol, performs above and beyond any level which
would be expected of a civilian volunteer.
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Rick Dye
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Ginger DiJohn
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Gary Jones
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Janet Geeting
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Tamara Jones
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Troy Maddox
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Tom Adams
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Dennis Wilson
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William Powell
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Missy Grimm
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Michelle Ryle
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Tom Dolbare
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Heather O'Connor X2
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Dianne Hansen
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Dave Alley
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Kelly Burns X2
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Carol Rodriguez
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Terry's Towing
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Dr. Jack Digliani
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Hanna Fire / Rescue
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Jim Bonner
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WLEA Food Services
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Alan Osterland
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Daniel Hawkins
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Scott Bohle
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Mike Darty
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Larry Jordan X2
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Richard Darty
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Terry Hansen
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Terry Adcock
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Jim Armstrong
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Jo Tennant
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Tammy Varchette
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Dr. Lawrence Greene
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Carol Dinkins
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Kim McLees
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Jana Belt X2
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Sandra Stimson
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Adam Davies
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Tom Pritchard
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