On Saturday, December 9, members of the South Snohomish County VFW Honor Guard, formed mostly of Post 8870 and 1040 members, participated in the Wreaths Across America event. They joined other veterans and supporters, providing ceremonial services to accompany the annual laying of wreaths on the graves of Veterans at Washelli Cemetery. The post contributed funds for wreaths in addition to the active participation of several members. At left are shown the gathering of those joining opening ceremonies, with stacks of packaged wreaths waiting to be distributed in front of the WWI memorial statue. Hundreds of such ceremonies are held every year at veterans cemeteries across the country to honor our deceased comrades.
It is always gratifying to see our Post
honorees advance to the next level and we had the opportunity to honor one
such at the March Post meeting knowing the was eligible for the
National award.
L to R: Asst. Chief G. Koen, Detective John Ernst, Honoree Detective Nicole Stone, Sr Vice Commander Carl Kurfess, Chief Cheol Kang.
Detective Nicole Stone began her career in law
enforcement working as an assistant to the Traffic Unit Sergeant in
the Spokane Police Department, while attending Spokane Community
College, studying Administration of Justice/Law Enforcement. Continuing
her education, she became a Reserve Police Officer for the Spokane P.D.
and worked as a Corrections Officer for Spokane County Jail.
Since joining the Mukilteo P.D. in 2008, Stone
has built an impressive record investigating and achieving convictions
in major cases, including the notorious Chennault Beach Triple Murder
case. She worked as co-lead for the house party triple murder case, which
garnered nationwide media attention. She received the Mukilteo Police
Department Commendation Award for her work on this case. Since 2015, Stone
has been one of the elite investigators chosen from all police agencies county
wide forming the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team.
Post 8870 is proud to be able to recognize
Detective Stone’s work and to sponsor her to the District 1 and
now Department of Washington and potentially national awards. Our thanks
for her dedication to public safety.
L to R: Asst. Chief G. Koen, Detective
John Ernst, Honoree Detective Nicole Stone, Sr Vice Commander Carl
Kurfess, Chief Cheol Kang.
