Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste, right, escorts Alissa O'Connell, second from right, and her son Kian, 8, lower left, after O'Connell was given a state law enforcement medal of honor by Gov. Jay Inslee, third from right, and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, upper left, on behalf of her husband, Trooper Sean O'Connell Jr., lower right, who was killed May 31, 2013, in a motorcycle accident while he was helping with a traffic detour around the collapsed Skagit River Bridge, during the annual law enforcement medal of honor ceremony, Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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