The Wall of Honor, located in the New York State Police Academy in Albany, New York, honors troopers who have died in service to the residents of New York State.
Trooper Thomas F. Hudson, 41, was killed instantly on November 26, 1985 when his Troop car was struck from behind by a tractor trailer on Interstate 87 near Saratoga Springs.
On July 26, 1983, Trooper Paul Ashburn, 28, was struck and killed by a truck while conducting a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway, south of the city of Albany.
On November 29, 1971, Investigator Thomas Buck, punctured his finger securing a needle as evidence while making an arrest for illegal possession of a hypodermic needle.