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Our Heroes

The men and women of the Wyoming Highway Patrol below have shown extraordinary commitment to the public they serve. Additionaly, we recognize these Wyoming citizens that have demonstrated their courage in assisting the Wyoming Highway Patrol with our duties.

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.

Chris Logsdon Sam Powell Phil Archibald Gary Bailiff Mike Mooney Bill Thompson Tim Isabell

 

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.

 

Steve Watt Gary Radcliff Mike Swofford Everette Ayers Rick Dye X2 Troy McLees Delane Baldwin Deb Sommerfeldt
Dan Dyer Stan Warne Dave Coleman Harry Smith Joe Arzy John Bauer Dan Hensley Howard Parkin
Dave Coleman Clint Becker Bill Kirkman X2 Ron Woodward Lavar Olson Troy Thompson Jim Wilson Cliff Ritchie
Jason Green Mike Mooney Devan Henderson Kelly Broad Steve Huntley Bob Garner X2 Chuck Atkins Tracy Self
Todd Leimser Ted Bair Paul Brunner Stephen Townsend Adam Davies Carla Nichols Joe Ryle Tom Pritchard
Burl Gies John Jerkins Mike Picerno Mike Simmons

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.

 

Larry Szabo Dennis Wilson Sam Powell Steve Watt Gary Jones Mike Tortorici X2 Pat Adams Gary Marsden
Doug Dome Duane Verley Ted Bair Paul Mann Shane Swilling Joe Arzy Troy Thompson Doug Deskin
Sam Donahue Howard Parkin X2 Jim GeetingX2 Francis Parrott Guy Naquin Lucian Carter Mike Rayburn John O’Connor X2
Delane Baldwin Darrell Ketchum John Bauer Lance Novak Tracy Self Justin Minard Paul Brunner Kelly Hand
Eric Dearcorn Joshua Blanchard

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.

 

Brian King Mark Schauland Richard Burridge Mike Martin Aaron Kleinman Steve Huntley X2 Toni Long Bob Garner
Carol Johnson Terry Vincent Dale Deepe Ernest Richie Gordon Herring John Muller Craig Sax Kathy Starr
Adam Longo

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.

Jim McKenzie Tom Stoker Dan Dyer Brad Anderson Dave Chatfield Gerry Cook Carl McDonald  Buck Reisner
Jim Geeting Jim Wilson Jack Abbott Gene Saltz Lenny DeClercq Phil Browder Dave Schofield Karen Beckner
Delane Baldwin Cliff Bryant Deb Sommerfeldt Bill Kirkman Stan Warne Steve Townsend Kleif Guenther Brent Taylor
Rick Dye X2 Richard Burridge Bob Garner Fred Oyler Keith Groeneweg Kathy Majerus Adam Davies Carla Nichols

 

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.

 

Frankie Nelson Robert Gaston Brandon Wittrock Frank Darty Dave Darty Bill Darty

Our Fallen

Patrolman Peter Visser

EOW: Monday, October 12, 1981

Patrolman Peter Visser died as a result of the injuries sustained when a drunk driver rear-ended his cruiser.

Patrolman Visser was investigating a traffic accident. He was seated in his car, parked in the emergency lane of Interstate 80, with his emergency lights flashing when his cruiser was struck. He suffered critical head and neck injuries and was airlifted to the hospital in Casper, where he never regained consciousness. He died three days later.

The driver received a one-year prison sentence and a $2000 fine.

Patrolman Visser had served one year with the Wyoming Highway Patrol. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Patrolman Chris S. Logsdon

EOW: Tuesday, October 13, 1998

Patrolman Chris Logsdon was killed in a vehicle crash after being run off the road by another driver at 4:15 p.m.

Patrolman Logsdon was responding to a call of a drunk driver on Interstate 25 north of Wheatland. When he arrived on the scene, the suspect vehicle was driving towards him on the wrong side of the road. Patrolman Logsdon swerved to avoid a collision, causing his Camaro police cruiser to flip several times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect turned out not to be a drunk driver but rather a confused 92-year-old man.

Patrolman Logsdon was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Wyoming Highway Patrol for three years. He is survived by his wife and four children.