TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down on Friday,in honor of the Kansas Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day.

The 32nd annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony will be at noon Friday in the second floor rotunda of the Statehouse.

“The heroes in the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial paid the ultimate price protecting the people of Kansas,” Governor Brownback said. “Friday’s ceremony gives us an opportunity to remember their lives and honor their service. We will not forget the sacrifice that these officers made to the people of Kansas.”

The names of two law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and identified through historical research will be honored and added to the memorial. Officer Samuel B. McLemore, Fort Scott Police Department, was shot and killed the morning of Jan. 23, 1892, as he was attempting to arrest two suspected train robbers near the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad depot. James M. Karr, Jr., Motorcycle Patrolman, was shot and killed the morning of July 10, 1916, as he was pursuing a speeding car.

With the addition of Officer McLemore and Patrolman Karr, the names of 271 law enforcement officers are on the Kansas Law Enforcement Officers Memorial located on the northeast corner of the capitol grounds.