Scores of police officers from around the state stood motionless in formation at a ceremony held Friday morning in Reno to honor two fallen officers, both with ties to Fallon.

Adam Joseph Menuez, an officer with the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, and Kara Kelly-Borgognone, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper, were both enshrined at the James Hoff Peace Officers Memorial at Idlewild Park in Reno.

Menuez, a 1999 graduate of Churchill County High School, was the first tribal officer in Nevada killed in the line of duty, while Kelly-Borgognone, a 1992 graduate of CCHS, was the first female officer killed in the line of duty in the state.

"He was a dynamic, energetic person who loved life," said Rochanne Downs, vice chairwoman of the tribe, who spoke about Menuez.

The tribal officer had served only five months at his last post before he died in a rollover accident July 4, 2007 while responding to a medical emergency. A U.S. Army veteran, Menuez served a tour in Iraq and helped clear wreckage and human remains from the Pentagon following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He returned to Fallon in early 2006 and joined the small tribal police force.

"He served our country, our state and our tribe honorably," Downs said in her memorial. "His loss will be felt for a long time."

Downs concluded her short address by asking the Creator for special blessings for police officers around the state.

NHP Chief Chris Perry memorialized Kelly-Borgognone and began by mentioning he ran in a multi-agency law enforcement run from Las Vegas to Carson City this week. The run included officers from all across the state who carried and passed batons for each officer who died while on duty in the past year.

Perry said he ran the last leg of the race with Kelly-Borgognone's brother, Chris. During the run, the two discussed what it meant to carry the baton.

"It was a time filled with pride," Perry said. "It was filled with a need to memorialize Kara and all those fallen who paid the ultimate price while in the line of duty."

Kelly-Borgognone served with the Department of Public Safety as a probation officer for 10 years, then spent two years with the highway patrol.

"Kara loved being a police officer," Perry said. "She loved protecting the community in which she lived."

Perry noted the irony in that two years ago, Kelly-Borgognone was honored at the annual memorial as a survivor. In 2006, she shot and killed a convicted felon when he grabbed her weapon during struggle at the Parole and Probation office in Reno.

After each officer's remembrance, their families approached the memorial and removed the fabric covering the permanent plaques bearing their names mounted on the wall.

Following the memorials for both officers, a flock of white doves was released. Ten officers from Reno, Las Vegas, Elko and the NHP received recognition as survivors and received plaques from their department heads.

The families of Menuez and Kelly-Borgognone were visibly moved while officer William Flynn with the North Las Vegas Police Department sang Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven."

A 21-gun salute punctuated the solemness in the park, followed by the haunting sound of Taps. Bagpipers concluded the ceremony with a moving rendition of "Amazing Grace."

F.T. Norton with the Nevada Appeal provided information for this article.