'We don't forget': Saskatchewan recognizes National Police and Peace Officer Memorial Day

Rows upon rows of uniformed officers marched down Albert Street in Regina to recognize National Police and Peace Officer Memorial Day.

Rows upon rows of uniformed officers marched down Albert Street in Regina to recognize National Police and Peace Officer Memorial Day.

The procession was dedicated to all officers in Canada who have fallen in the line of duty.

"It goes without saying when police officers and peace officers get up in the morning or in the evening and go to work, they expect to come home,” retired Staff Sgt. Grant Obst with the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) told CTV News.

“The reality is that on occasion that doesn’t happen.”

As part of the memorial – each individual who has lost their life while serving in the province is read aloud.

Since 1893, a total of 65 officers have died while serving their communities in Saskatchewan.

“Those names are in this morning or again to ensure that we don’t forget,” Obst said. “That we don’t forget that those 65 people laid down their lives protecting their community and today is the day that we remember.”