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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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October 25, 2011

Members of Maine Warden Service Run For Fallen Officers

Augusta, Maine – Members of the Maine Warden Service participated in the Fourth Annual Fallen Officers Tribute Run recently. The 15-mile run started at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro and finished at the Fallen Officers Memorial outside the State House in Augusta.

Wardens Run

Led by the sons of Warden Service Pilot Daryl Gordon, who lost his life in the line of duty this winter, members of the Maine Warden Service participate in the Fourth Annual Fallen Officers Tribute Run from Vassalboro to Augusta recently./Maine Department of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Photo

A total of 40 game wardens, friends and family members completed the run, which covers one mile for each Maine Game Warden who lost his life in the line of duty. Chaplain Kate Braestrup of the Maine Warden Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Chandler Woodcock and Deputy Commissioner Andrea Erskine also attended a brief ceremony at the memorial which followed the run.

Col. Joel Wilkinson concluded the event with brief remarks commemorating the dedication of game wardens and their families.

For more information on this and other MDIF&W activities, please visit www.mefishwildlife.com or www.mainegamewarden.com, or check out the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mainefishwildlife.

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