Police from all over the area gathered Wednesday morning at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 47 to honor Pennsylvania State Troopers and all other police officers that were killed in the line of duty. The ceremony, hosted by Pennsylvania State Police Troop B also commemorated the founding of the Pennsylvania State Police on May 2, 1919. According to Troop B Commander, Captain Jeremy Barni, in the 115 year history of the Pennsylvania State Polce, 104 members of the state police have tragically lost their lives. Of that 104 total, 13 have come from Troop B. Guest Speaker, Retired Captain Roger Waters of Troop B offered his thoughts of being a state police trooper and his feelings when he got two phone calls as commander alerting him to the deaths of two of his troopers. Troopers were honored with a rifle firing salute, the playing of taps and a walk off honor of bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace”. Troops were further honored with a helicopter flyover by Aviation Patrol Unit 5 from Latrobe.