Kentucky today paid tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

It was all part of the annual Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony.

Among those honored Scott County sheriff's deputy Caleb Connelly killed last year while conducting a traffic stop in Georgetown.

As part of the ceremony, his name was one of ten added to a special monument adorning the courtyard of the Department of Criminal Justice Training in Richmond.

I wish you didn't have to be here today and wish you hadn't had to go through this type of loss.

But out here you've got a whole lot of people that care about you and are committed to making sure the legacy of your loved one is never forgotten.

The names that we are adding today, aside from Deputy Connelly, are Arthur J. Harrington.

U.S.

Marshal.

George Ellis.

U.S.

Marshal.

Boyd Arnett.

U.S.

Marshal.

Tess Deacon.

Franklin County Sheriff's Office.

James and Blair.

U.S.

Marshal.

Howard Wilson.

U.S.

Marshal.

Elijah Hoskins.

Crab Orchard Police Department.

Everett M Gibson.

Wayne County Sheriff's Office.

And Noah, our friend.

U.S.

Marshal.

The first time I came to this memorial, I've never lost a friend to violence.

And since then I have.

I understand that Greece is tough, especially when you lose someone traumatically.

Some days it feels like ten years ago.

And other days it feels like 10 minutes ago.

So I hope everyone that's here today and has lost someone they love will take a little bit of time to care for yourself.

That's what your loved one would really want.

I lost my husband, Daniel Ellis, in the line of duty in 2015.

We are community members here in Richmond and ah, we've raised our family here in Richmond and he works for the Richmond Police Department.

I would say the first time you come, it's overwhelming your officers being added to the wall.

You know, it may have been for me, it was a few months.

Sometimes it's closer to a year, but every year after that, I feel like it's it becomes more of a comfort to know that people still remember and still care every year, no matter how many years, and that so many people show up and remember and are thankful for the sacrifice.

You know, it's unfortunate we ever have to add another name, but but we're thankful for everyone that continues to remember them every day.

Oftentimes at these ceremonies, we talk about the impact and we should that those who have lost their lives in this service may while on duty.

But remember, each of them is also a son, a daughter, a father, a mother, a friend, a loving member of a family, and of a community that are missed.

For those times when they would come home and take off the uniform and whose family have to go forward with those moments and picnics and baseball games and soccer games that we all take for granted, but are so much of what makes our life worth living.

You can't change who you are once someone you know, once you're married, someone or they're part of your life, you know, they're a part of you forever.

And you know, on days like today, you more specifically honor them, but you honor them every day by continuing to live and and and remember them and just making sure that your life is worth living.

As of this year's ceremony, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial now has the names of 589 fallen officers.