100 years on the road: Troopers reflect on working in Moses Lake detachment
Left to right, Troopers Jason Valentine, Jason Aebischer, Michael Valentine, and Sergeant Ryan Raymond stand outside the Washington State Patrol detachment office in Moses Lake on Wednesday afternoon as the agency celebrates its 100th year of service this coming year.
Casey McCarthy
Sgt. A. L. Hunt, left, and Austin Jerpe from the Columbia Basin detachment of the Washington State Patrol give away turkeys around the holiday season to families in need in the 1960s.
A Washington State Patrol annual yearbook page shows the staff from the Moses Lake detachment in 1974.
Former president Harry S. Truman pictured with members of the Washington State Patrol on a presidential visit in 1945.
Trooper Jason Valentine dons the new commemorative "Centennial Badge" on Wednesday afternoon. The badge has the same design of those worn by the original 16 patrolmen who began the Washington State Patrol in 1921.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt chats with the Washington State Patrol's first chief, William Cole, on a trip to visit Grand Coulee Dam in 1937.
Left to right, Troopers Jason Valentine, Jason Aebischer, Michael Valentine, and Sergeant Ryan Raymond stand outside the Washington State Patrol detachment office in Moses Lake on Wednesday afternoon as the agency celebrates its 100th year of service this coming year.
Casey McCarthy
MOSES LAKE — Troopers from the Moses Lake Washington State Patrol detachment, both old and new, recently discussed what drew them to the agency and how it has transformed in the time they have been there.
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