On Thursday, September 23, 2004, several hundred guests were
invited to the Tennessee Correction Academy for the unveiling of
the Tennessee Department of Correction's memorial to fallen correctional employees.These guests, including family members and descendants of the fallen, current and former employees, and other dignitaries,
reflected on the importance of the Memorial's placement at the Academy.
Commissioner George M. Little said the following about the
memorial.
"The sacrifices made day to day by correctional professionals are
sometimes small and unnoticed but we should never forget those who have made the
greatest sacrifice."
The memorial was funded by private donations totaling over $32,000, from correctional professionals throughout Tennessee, to remember and honor all those who lost their lives in the line of duty and those who serve every day to keep faith with the citizens of the State, in performing that duty.
Click on the image below to view the entire thirty-eight (38) minute Memorial Dedication Ceremony conducted at the Academy, on September 23, 2004.
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On May 26, 2006 Commissioner George M. Little addressed an assembly of guests gathered to honor the Department's most recently fallen employee, Wayne "Cotton" Morgan, a Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex employee who lost his life attempting to prevent an escape. Officer Morgan's family was present for the ceremony
as well as dignitaries from throughout the Department,. Commissioner
Little said Officer Morgan is sorely missed by the entire "extended family of Correction".
Click on the image below to view the entire fifty-six (56) minute Commemoration and Graduation Ceremony conducted at the Academy on May 26, 2006.
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