MEDFORD, Ore. -- About 100 people gathered outside the Jackson County jail Tuesday to honor and remember officers killed in the line of duty.

Officers presented the flags, played taps and Amazing Grace, and read the names of officers gone but not forgotten.

Medford Police Chief Randy Sparacino says it's important to remember the sacrifices officers face every day: from the risk of attack, to the constant stress an increased awareness puts on the body.

Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler opened the ceremony, followed by a posting of the colors. Then, Chaplain Carla Tappero with the Sheriff's office gave the invocation. Medford Police Deputy Chief Scott Clauson read the fallen officer roll call, listing thirteen names.

Margie Moulin, the director of Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon, attended the event. Her husband is a detective, and her daughter is a police officer.

Having those family ties, plus overseeing dispatchers, she has a behind-the-curtain look at what law enforcement offices face every day.

"I think we forget the fact that they're in danger every day and every moment their at work," Moulin said. "I think we take that for granted and I don't want to do that."

Josephine County had it's own ceremony.

The City of Grants Pass posted these photos on Facebook today.

Those that participated in the ceremony read six names of those who were killed in the line of duty. 

There will be a ceremoney in Washington D.C. Wednesday to honor the names of those added to the wall this year.