OLYMPIA, Wash – Two Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies shot in the line of duty this week were also members of the Washington Army National Guard.
The guard confirms Mason Acheson and Parker Perry served in the 81st Brigade’s 1-161 Infantry Battalion.
“Capt. Parker Perry and Sgt. Mason Acheson represent the very best of who we are as a nation,” the Washington Army National Guard said in a statement. “They were the kind of people our country needs more of – people who dedicate their lives to protecting their communities and looking out for others, even when it means putting themselves in harm’s way.”
Acheson enlisted in 2011 and served in Poland in 2021-2022. he competed in Army sniper competitions. He earned three Army Commendation Medals, one Army Achievement Medal, three Army Reserve Component Achievement Medals, a National Defense Service Medal, and an Armed Forces Reserve Medal with an M (mobilization) device.
Perry served in the Washington Army National Guard since 2017 earning the rank of captain as a military intelligence officer.
He was awarded two Army Commendation Medals and an Armed Forces Service Medal.
“Their lives reflected the true meaning of public service and they will be remembered for their courage, their commitment to others, and the lives they touched,” the WANG said. “Our hearts are with their loved ones, especially their young families, who are facing a loss no family should ever have to endure.”
Acheson and Perry were killed Tuesday while responding to a call south of Spokane. They each leave behind a wife and young children.
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