Four police officers killed in the line of duty last year in Pennsylvania were remembered at a Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Service Monday at the Forum in Harrisburg.   

Governor Corbett spoke at the Memorial, saying when a law enforcement officer lays down his or her life; it is a sacrifice upon the altar of our liberty.  He says we can only pledge to honor that loss by ensuring that the laws are respected.

Corbett says we must never forget the names of the fallen and carry on the ideals of a humane, just and civilized nation for which those officers fell.

The officers killed in 2011 were Deputy Sheriff Kyle D. Pagerly of Berks County, Officer Robert A. Lasso of Freemansburg Borough, Patrolman Derek Kotecki of Lower Burrell,  and Officer John David Dryer of East Washington Borough.

After the memorial, the state house unanimously passed a bill designating the interchange of Route 136 and Interstate 70 in Washington County in memory of Officer Dryer.  He was shot to death during a traffic stop last December