C-SC CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDENTS HONOR FALLEN HEROES AT ANNUAL EVENT

March 08, 2024

Culver-Stockton College criminal justice students are once again

honoring fallen heroes. 2024 marks the seventh consecutive year for the Fallen Officer

Project, culminating with a memorial walk to be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in the

Mabee Center Gymnasium on the C-SC campus, from 9 to 11am.

Participants can walk while paying tribute to law enforcement officers and firefighters

killed in the line of duty. The cost to participate is $25 in-person or $30 virtually.

Registration for both can be completed online at https://bit.ly/cscfallenofficer24.

Participants who register before midnight March 20, 2024, will receive a t-shirt and potentially

other items, on the day of the event. Registrants after March 20, 2024, will not receive the t-shirt

and other potential items.

Money raised or donations received during the walk will benefit two organizations:

Supporting Heroes, Inc. and Whose House Our House (WHOH) organizations.

Supporting Heroes, Inc. is focused on serving family members of fallen first responders

to create relationships amid tragedy, and WHOH promotes community policing initiatives

with inner-city youth.

“We have a great addition to the spring 2024 Fallen Officer Project Campaign! This year we will

also recognize Fallen Law Enforcement Officers, Fallen Firefighters, and those who have

become permanently disabled due to their public safety career,” stated Senior Lecturer Seth

McBride. The project will still follow the same criteria for the students who participate. Students

honoring law enforcement officers will wear a blue Fallen Officer Project logo, and those

honoring firefighters will wear a red Fallen Officer Project logo.

The walk is a culmination of the 12-week course entitled “In the Line of Duty,” which

teaches students historical, emotional, and interpersonal skills to understand further the

commitment first responders make when taking an oath as professionals. McBride

teaches the course, and he said the objective is to recognize the fallen heroes who have

made the ultimate sacrifice. “The content covered in this course, and the conversations

that take place throughout the 12-week semester, will push students outside of their

comfort zone,” McBride said. “We are asking college students to create connections with

someone who has tragically lost a loved one in the line of duty. These difficult

conversations and the relationships that result from them will prepare the minds of our

students for the trajectory of their career.”

For more information regarding the Fallen Officer Project, contact McBride

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