Photo Credit: Anthony Depanise, MD DPSCS
This annual ceremony highlights the critically important role of corrections and honors corrections officers across the nation who died in the line of duty in the past year and all those who have fallen in the line of duty from local agencies.
Names of the 2026 fallen correctional staff will be posted in March 2026. To submit a fallen officer, please visit the National Law Enforcement Memorial website linked here. According to the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Fund, the Officer Data Form must be submitted by December 31 to be considered for inclusion on the Memorial for the following year during National Police Week in May.
Honor guard teams who would like participate in the 34th Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony and Honor Guard Competition are asked to submit their interest via this link as soon as possible.
| Fallen Correctional Staff Across the United States |
| honored in May 2026 |
| Full Name |
Department |
End of Watch |
| Joshua L Byrd |
California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
7/17/2025 |
| Mary Cannon |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, P.D. |
5/16/1919 |
| Richard Carchia |
Rhode Island Department of Corrections |
12/29/2021 |
| Marc A Fischer |
Federal Bureau of Prisons |
8/9/2024 |
| Francisco P Flattes II |
Cherokee County, North Carolina, S.O. |
6/30/2025 |
| Jeremy L Hall |
Virginia Department of Corrections |
11/17/2025 |
| Joshua T Kingsley |
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, S.O. |
12/19/2021 |
| Richard E Legler |
Anoka County, Minnesota, S.O. |
8/9/1986 |
| Brenda J Lowery |
Cecil County Correctional Facility, Maryland |
6/4/2024 |
| Kevin D Nuckel |
Nassau County, New York, S.O. |
3/7/2021 |
| Joseph Peto |
New Jersey Department of Corrections |
12/2/1948 |
| George Ramirez |
Kentucky Department of Corrections |
3/10/2025 |
| Steven D Rozell |
Washita County, Oklahoma, S.O. |
8/29/2021 |
Fallen staff are added to the list below after they are honored in May to ensure their legacy is remembered and celebrated annually by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Corrections Chiefs Committee.
| Fallen Correctional Staff in DC, MD, and VA |
| Since 2002 |
| Davis G Martinez |
Maryland Dept of Public Safety & Correctional Services |
5/31/2024 |
| Earl R Barksdale |
Virginia Department of Corrections |
9/9/2020 |
| Joel A Legaspi |
Virginia Department of Corrections |
1/21/2018 |
| Carolyn A. Cross |
District of Columbia Department of Corrections |
9/7/2014 |
| Bucky Burk |
District of Columbia Department of Corrections |
9/18/2007 |
| Sidney Smith |
District of Columbia Department of Corrections |
2/1/2007 |
| David W. McGuinn |
Maryland State Division of Corrections |
7/25/2006 |
| William Burns |
District of Columbia Department of Corrections |
4/18/2006 |
| Jeffery A. Wroten |
Maryland State Division of Corrections |
1/27/2006 |
| James “Bo” Weaver |
Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office |
6/27/2005 |
| Gregory Guy Collins |
Maryland State Division of Corrections |
6/4/2001 |
| Amos Williams |
District of Columbia Department of Corrections |
12/31/1996 |
| Charlie Barton |
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office |
8/22/1995 |
| Ronald Richardson |
District of Columbia Department of Corrections |
10/7/1991 |
| Herman L. Toulson Jr. |
Maryland State Division of Corrections |
10/6/1984 |
| William G. Truesdale |
Alexandria Adult Detention Center |
1/27/1981 |
| Ronald Barnes |
Virginia State Department of Corrections |
3/16/1975 |
| Michael R. Kirby |
District of Columbia Department of Correction |
11/30/1973 |
| Raul M. Monte |
Virginia State Department of Corrections |
11/22/1971 |
| Samuel L. Pickels |
Virginia State Department of Corrections |
7/23/1971 |
| James C. Vanneter |
Virginia State Department of Corrections |
1/18/1965 |
| Hugh L. Johnson |
Virginia State Department of Corrections |
1/18/1965 |
| Hilton E. Bland |
Virginia State Department of Corrections |
9/8/1963 |
| Michael G. Hughes |
District of Columbia Department of Corrections |
2/13/1958 |
| M.C. Taylor |
Virginia State Department of Corrections |
12/24/1957 |
The nearest airport to our event site is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, less than 20 minutes away. Below, you will find a list of nearby accommodations for your convenience:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington, DC/Downtown
500 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-289-5959
Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill
525 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-628-2100
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C., 20001
202-737-1234