What Honor Looks Like

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Above and beyond the call of duty...

Deputies Save Woman Trapped in Fiery Wreck
March 24, 2016 - Dashboard camera video captured Indian River County Deputies Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan work frantically to rescue of Cheryl Darlene Coons.

Two vehicles were filled with flames when deputies arrived at the scene of the crash. One woman was trapped inside her car. Deputies briefly feared they would not be able to get her out. But that didn't stop Deputies Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan from succeeding. "This is pretty incredible," said Indian River County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Eric Flowers about the rescue of Cheryl Darlene Coons, 58, of Vero Beach, at Oslo Road and 66th Avenue on Wednesday morning. Coons was in critical condition Wednesday at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The three-car crash set a septic tank truck and a Toyota Camry on fire. An empty Republic Services garbage truck also was involved in the crash. It was heading eastbound on Oslo and was struck by the septic truck after its collision with the Camry. Flowers said Coons, who was in the Camry, had been traveling south on 66th and made a right turn on Oslo about 10:45 a.m. She pulled out in front of the septic truck, which was traveling west through the intersection. Both vehicles caught fire shortly after the collision. "We don't know how the fire started," Flowers said.

When Sunkel and Nolan arrived, Coons was conscious but she could not open her damaged door, said Indian River County Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Brian Burkeen. The deployed air bag had her trapped in her seat, Flowers said. Nolan burned her hand trying to open the passenger door, Flowers said. That's when Sunkel used his baton to smash the passenger side window.

After a couple of attempts, Sunkel and Nolan removed Coons from the burning Camry through the window, then pulled her away from the wreckage as the fire spread to the grass in the northwest corner of the intersection, Flowers said. "We had some heroes involved in this," Burkeen said about the deputies. The deputies were not available for comment Wednesday.

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John 15.13...

Marine Killed in Iraq 'Made Sure Everybody Got in the Bunker'
Mar 26, 2016 | The commandant of the Marine Corps paid tribute to a staff sergeant killed by Islamic State rocket fire in Iraq last week, shedding new light on the circumstances surrounding the loss.

Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, 27, a member of Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, was killed by indirect fire March 19 at a new artillery outpost near Makhmour, Iraq, shortly after he and a small element of Marines had detached from the MEU in order to support the small post. Speaking at a Marine Corps Association awards dinner near Washington, D.C. Thursday night, Gen. Robert Neller said three other Marines wounded in that same rocket attack were due to arrive back in the United States that evening, headed for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

Reflecting on Cardin's loss, Neller did not prevaricate about a fight that US officials still refuse to describe as a combat operation. "The loss of a Marine is sad, but I thought about it: He was leading his Marines in combat," Neller said. "They were in indirect fire and he made sure everybody got in the bunker, and he just didn't make it in time. Is that sad? That's sad. But if you're going to go, you want to go in the fight."

The remains of Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin of Temecula, Calif., arrive at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

During a briefing to reporters at the Pentagon on Friday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford said the circumstances of Cardin's death, the second combat death since the coalition fight against Islamic State militants began, does not change the nature of the operation or indicate an increase in the Marines' ground combat role. "This is not a fundamental shift in our approach to support the Iraqi forces," he said. "This happens to be what was the most appropriate tool that the commander assessed needed to be in that particular location."

In his talk, Neller encouraged Marines to remain sharp, reminding them that the Corps was forward deployed all over the world to remain ready and train for future fights. "[Cardin's] death, and the things we see every day, from the attacks in Brussels by those murderous cowards that we're fighting, that's part of our world today," he said. "So whether [The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] continues to use terror to intimidate us and kill innocents, at the same time other adversaries, as they have since we've been engaged in the Middle East, are developing their capabilities to challenge us on future battlefields."

Neller also fired a shot across the bow at another geopolitical threat, hinting that Marine Corps leaders were eager to answer the saber-rattling of Russian president Vladimir Putin with a show of force. About 1,800 Marines, he said, had recently wrapped up a massive cold-weather exercise in Norway, Operation Cold Response. "It's the biggest exercise we've done in Norway in some time," he said. We were working to repopulate our [pre-positioning equipment] in the caves, and the Norwegians were happy to see us and I'm sure our Russian friends were paying attention. Mr. Putin has done us a great favor."

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2...he-bunker.html

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Timing must have been the hand of God...

Hero Cop Saves Woman Found Shot, Bound
March 26, 2016 - Something looked odd Wednesday when an undercover Grosse Pointe Park police officer noticed a pickup parked in a weedy field on the city's east side.

When the cop approached, a man got out of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup, said he'd run out of gas, and then flashed a badge and claimed he was with a fugitive recovery team, Detroit police said. Luckily, the officer was able to spy a woman sprawled in the pickup's front seat, bound with duct tape at her ankles and wrists; she also had gunshot wounds to each leg, police said. The woman had been bound, beaten and shot by her husband, Detroit police Sgt. Michael Woody said. Police believe the husband, 35, of Hazel Park had been about to kill his 33-year-old wife and dump her body in the field near the Coleman A. Young International Airport, Woody said.

Woman recovering after being saved by officer

The husband had thrown the woman's "clothing, purse, cell phone and miscellaneous items in a field across the street" from the field where he was arrested, Woody added. The man's badge was a fake. He is now in custody awaiting charges while the woman is being treated at a hospital, according to Detroit police. "I think this officer definitely saved her life. He's a hero," Woody said. Police are not releasing the name of the undercover officer. Grosse Pointe Park police had no comment on the case, according to an officer answering the non-emergency phone line.

The field in the shadow of airplane takeoffs and landings has a history of homicide. It's the same area where two Westland teens who had come to Detroit to buy drugs were found dead in 2012, Detroit police Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

http://www.officer.com/news/12186558...und-shot-bound

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Paying credit where credit is due...

Obama Awards Officers With Medal of Valor
May 16, 2016 - President Barack Obama awarded 13 officers with the nation's highest honor for law enforcement.

The Public Safety Medal of Valor ceremony was held during National Police Week and was given to 12 officers in person and one posthumously, according to USA Today. Philadelphia Police Sergeant Robert Wilson III stopped at a video game store last year to buy his son a gift for getting good grades when two armed men entered the store. Wilson confronted them and was fatally wounded in an ensuing shootout. Wilson's grandmother, Constance Wilson, accepted the Medal of Valor for the fallen officer. "To a person, each of these honorees acted without regard to their own safety," Obama said. "We're so grateful they were there -- some off duty, others on duty, and all rising above and beyond the call of duty."

Obama called on Americans to support law enforcement and thanked their families for bearing the burden. "We know that you wait up late and you’re worried and you're counting down the minutes until your loved one walks through the door safe after a long shift," he said. "We know it never gets easier, and we thank you for that." The Public Safety Medal of Valor was established by President Bill Clinton by executive order in 2000 and officially recognized by Congress in 2001.

Recipients of the 2013-2014 Medal of Valor:

* Officer Mario Gutierrez (Miami-Dade Police Department, FL) For bravery and composure while enduring a violent attack. Officer Gutierrez sustained multiple stab wounds while subduing a knife-wielding assailant who attempted to set off a massive gas explosion that could have resulted in multiple fatalities.
* Patrolman Louis Cioci (Johnson City Police Department, NY) For courageously resolving a volatile encounter with a gunman. After witnessing the murder of his fellow officer, Patrolman Cioci pursued and apprehended the gunman at a crowded hospital, thereby saving the lives of employees, patients, and visitors.
* Officers Jason Salas and Robert Sparks (Santa Monica Police Department, CA), and Captain Raymond Bottenfield (Santa Monica College Police Department, CA) For courage and composure in ending a deadly rampage. Officer Salas, Officer Sparks, and Captain Bottenfield placed themselves in mortal danger to save the lives of students and staff during a school shooting on the busy campus of Santa Monica College.
* Major David Huff (Midwest City Police Department, OK) For uncommon poise in resolving a dangerous hostage situation. Major Huff saved the life of a two-year-old girl after negotiations deteriorated with a man holding the child captive at knife point.
* Officer Donald Thompson (Los Angeles Police Department, CA) For courageous action to save an accident victim. While off duty, Officer Thompson traversed two freeway dividers and endured first- and second-degree burns while pulling an unconscious man to safety from a car moments before it became engulfed in flames.
* Officer Coral Walker (Omaha Police Department, NE) For taking brave and decisive action to subdue an active shooter. After exchanging gunfire, Officer Walker single-handedly incapacitated a man who had killed and injured multiple victims on a shooting spree.

Recipients of the 2014-2015 Medal of Valor:

* Officer Gregory Stevens (Garland Police Department, TX) For demonstrating extraordinary courage to save lives. Officer Stevens exchanged gunfire at close range and subdued two heavily-armed assailants preventing a mass shooting.
* Fallen Sergeant Robert Wilson III (Philadelphia Police Department, PA) For giving his life to protect innocent civilians. Sergeant Wilson put himself in harm’s way during an armed robbery, drawing fire from the assailants and suffering a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe.
* Officer Niel Johnson (North Miami Police Department, FL) For swift and valorous action to end a violent crime spree. Officer Johnson pursued a man who had shot a Miami police officer and two other innocent bystanders, withstanding fire from an assault weapon, and apprehended the assailant.
* Special Agent Tyler Call (Federal Bureau of Investigation) For his heroic actions to save a hostage. Special Agent Call, who was off duty with his family, helped rescue a woman from her ex-husband who had violated a restraining order and held the victim at gunpoint.
* Deputy Joey Tortorella (Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, NY) For placing himself in grave danger to protect his community. Deputy Tortorella confronted and subdued a volatile gunman who had shot and wounded his parents inside their home and by doing so prevented the gunman from threatening the safety of students at a nearby elementary school.

http://www.officer.com/news/12208317...medal-of-valor

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News always give lot's of press to the 'bad' cop story, but these kind of hero's usually don't appear on their media.

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Fallen Deputy finally gets Recognition long overdue...

Fallen Deputy to be Recognized 130 Years Later
May 20, 2016 - On Friday, Cheshire County Deputy Sheriff John S. Walker Sr. will join his fallen brethren whose names are listed on the N.H. Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial wall.

By all accounts, Cheshire County Deputy Sheriff John S. Walker Sr. suffered a horrific death. He was struck by an ax in the head and arm, clung to life for a little more than a month, then died of blood poisoning and typhoid fever. It took 130 years, but on Friday, Walker will join his fallen brethren whose names are listed on the N.H. Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial wall. Ceremonies will take place at the wall on the grounds of the Legislative Office Building behind the Statehouse in Concord. A local ceremony remembering Walker was held this morning at the Cheshire County Sheriff's Department, and a request to include him in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is in progress and will likely be approved by next year.

On Friday, Cheshire County Deputy Sheriff John S. Walker Sr. will join his fallen brethren whose names are listed on the N.H. Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial wall.

Walker's story was buried by time, the question being whether he was officially on duty when killed. That he was helping someone was never in doubt. The attack occurred March 16, 1886, and Walker died April 22, leaving behind a wife and child. Cheshire County Sheriff Eliezer "Eli" Rivera picks up the story. About a year and a half ago, Tuftonboro Police Chief Andrew Shagoury contacted Rivera about "a possible line of duty death in your county," Rivera said. Shagoury heard about Walker through a University of Pennsylvania research project, and suggested Rivera check it out. Combing through county record books, several newspapers, and documents in local historical societies, and pulling out land deeds and death certificates, Rivera came up with the following:

Walker, of Langdon, was asked by Mrs. Charles Jennings of Walpole to help her move her belongings out of her house. She had just started divorce proceedings, claiming she was in an abusive relationship with Charles Jennings, who was known to be a heavy drinker. Walker accompanied a wagoner (the "moving company" of the period) to the home and Charles Jennings was cooperative as they loaded her belongings into the horse-drawn wagon. But then something went wrong. "Apparently, the wagoner grabbed the wrong box by accident and that set Mr. Jennings off. He came out and attacked the deputy with an ax, causing severe injuries," Rivera said. Walker's death certificate says he died of complications caused by his injuries.

Jennings fled and was eventually captured in Vermont. He was charged with second-degree murder and ultimately pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He tried unsuccessfully to commit suicide in prison, and died 12 years after being convicted. It's not totally clear if Walker was officially acting in his capacity as deputy sheriff, or as a friend. Really, it's moot, the state's Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Committee decided, because he was performing the duties of a deputy sheriff. Thus, Walker becomes the first recorded New Hampshire police officer to die in the line of duty. In reading the national guidelines, Rivera is convinced Walker qualifies for inclusion at the national memorial in Washington.

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Photo of Officer Calming Student Goes Viral
May 19, 2016 - The story of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who calmed an autistic and potentially suicidal high school student has gone viral with 700,000 likes on the department's Facebook page.

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The story of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who calmed an autistic and potentially suicidal high school student has gone viral with 700,000 likes on the department's Facebook page.

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The story of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who calmed an autistic and potentially suicidal high school student has gone viral with 700,000 likes on the department's Facebook page.

Photo credit: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

CHARLOTTE -- The story of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who calmed an autistic and potentially suicidal high school student has gone viral with 700,000 likes on the department's Facebook page.

To build a connection with the student, Officer Tim Purdy sat next to him on the ground, talked things through and even got him laughing, police said in the May 13 posting.

Because of the student's neuro-developmental disorder, he also had a history of displaying violent behavior, police said.

"Officer Purdy established trust and a relationship that allowed officers to get this young man the help that he so desperately needed," CMPD said in the posting. "There's more to policing than making arrests and enforcing the law. Sometimes taking those extra little steps makes the biggest difference in someone's life #CMPD #compassion."

The department's posting also has generated 244,600 shares.

http://www.officer.com/news/12210049...een-goes-viral

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A double hero...

Cop Who Revived Baby Saves Man Who OD'd
June 3, 2016 -- Three months after reviving a baby boy who had stopped breathing, Southampton Town police Officer Kristian LoRusso added another save to his law enforcement ledger — by administering Narcan to a man who had overdosed on heroin in the back seat of a car, police said Thursday.

The incident happened on May 9 in Speonk, police said. It was on Feb. 3 that LoRusso, responding to a 911 call placed by the elementary school-aged sister of a baby boy, went to a home in Westhampton where he revived the 1-year-old child who had stopped breathing. In that case, police spokeswoman Lt. Susan Ralph said, LoRusso overcame some roadblocks — the child’s mother could not effectively communicate with the officer due to a language barrier; the child had no pulse, forcing LoRusso to begin “rescue breathing and chest compressions” — in order to save the baby.

Officer Kristian LoRusso

In the case on May 9, police said LoRusso’s prompt actions saved the victim, identified only as a 28-year-old man who had overdosed on heroin. Ralph said that police received a 911 call from the victim’s girlfriend at 3:41 p.m. on May 9, reporting that the man was “unresponsive” after injecting heroin. LoRusso responded to the scene and found the man in the back seat of a car parked along South Phillips Avenue at South Country Road. “The girlfriend called 911, saying her boyfriend was ‘unresponsive,’ ” Ralph said, “and when Kris got there [the victim] was actually shallow breathing.”

Ralph said LoRusso administered Narcan and that within about four minutes the victim was again breathing normally. The man was then transported to the Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead via Westhampton Beach Ambulance. Southampton Town officers have used Narcan for about two years and Ralph said the department has found it to be “a lifesaving ally in the fight against opioid deaths.” Before joining Southampton Town police, LoRusso spent 2 1/2 years as an officer with the NYPD.

http://www.officer.com/news/12216357...-who-overdosed

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Off-Duty NYPD Cop Helps Rescue Man in River
June 2, 2016 - Three Good Samaritans, including an off-duty NYPD captain, jumped in the East River on Wednesday morning to rescue a man who had jumped in.

The emotionally disturbed man was acting erratically on the riverbank near East 10th Street before he jumped in at 7:20 a.m., police said. Seeing this, two civilians and Capt. Gary Messina, jumped into the chilly water to try to save him. Messina has been in the department for more than 30 years and currently works in a Manhattan detective bureau, police said.

The NYPD harbor unit then responded and pulled all four people onto the boat, taking them to the pier at 34th Street. The three Good Samaritans received medical attention at the scene, police said. The man who jumped, who is in his 40s, was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center in stable condition for treatment and evaluation, police said.

http://www.officer.com/news/12215610...man-from-river

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Video Shows Officers Save Suicidal Woman
June 3, 2016 - Newly released body camera video shows the moment when Albuquerque police officers grabbed a woman as she attempted to jump off of a bridge Tuesday.

The video shows Officer Brandi Madrid speaking to the woman, who officials say was contemplating suicide on the Paseo Del Norte overpass near Jefferson, according to KOAT-TV.

As Madrid tries to talk the woman off the ledge to get her help, the woman suddenly bolts and tries to jump. "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Come on come on! Stay still! It's OK! It's OK!" Officer John Cervantes is heard saying to the woman as he grabs and pulls her to safety.

Just two days earlier, Madrid was involved in a similar situation as a man threaten to jump off the overpass at Wyoming onto Interstate I-40. She spoke with the man and convinced him to climb back over the fence to safety.

http://www.officer.com/news/12216336...suicidal-woman

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Trooper helps homeless family through rough patch...

Trooper Helps Homeless Family in 'Limbo'
June 7, 2016 - Trooper Stephanie Bjorkman was tracking down witnesses when she encountered the young family at a rest stop and decided to help.

Murray Duncan and his fiancée, Alyssa Dunn, thought they had their lives planned out when they moved here from Delaware last month. Dunn had a job lined up as a gate agent at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and the couple had enough savings to live with their 6-month-old son in a hotel for about a month while they looked for an apartment. But after the transmission on their Hyundai Elantra blew out during the drive to Washington state, the couple found themselves broke and weeks away from Dunn’s first paycheck. After finding a Redmond church that offered overnight shelter, they decided to make an Interstate 5 rest area their home during the day, getting by on a patchwork of other social services.

It’s not uncommon for the region’s homeless residents to spend their days at highway rest areas, although state law limits visits to eight hours at a time, according to the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Stephanie Bjorkman was tracking down witnesses for an investigation at the SeaTac Rest Area along the freeway near Federal Way late last month when she encountered Duncan, 23, and his baby — new faces among the regulars. She decided to help the young family. “I see people who are in this permanent limbo phase because they’re not doing what they should be doing,” Bjorkman said. “(Duncan and Dunn) are in this limbo, but they’re trying to get out.”

Trooper Stephanie Bjorkman was tracking down witnesses when she encountered the young family at a rest stop and decided to help.

Bjorkman has helped the family get food, water and baby formula. She’s also provided Duncan and Dunn, 24, with information about free activity programs for kids so they can get the boy out of the car. Various churches and the Salvation Army provide the family with dinner Monday through Friday, but they have to find their own food on the weekends, so Bjorkman has been giving them restaurant gift cards. Bjorkman said once the family has proof of income with Dunn’s first paycheck in the coming days, they will be eligible for more state resources. But until then, Bjorkman has been taking it upon herself to help the family get food, water and baby formula. “Words can’t even explain,” Duncan said of Bjorkman’s help. “She’s definitely looked out for us, and we can’t thank her enough.”

Troopers are regularly called out to direct homeless people away from rest areas, though the homeless often return later. Bjorkman said she sees both sides of the issue. “DOT wants their rules enforced, but oftentimes (homeless people) have nowhere else to go,” she said. For now, Bjorkman continues to check in on the family, providing help when she can. Dunn said she and Duncan were recently accepted into the state’s Diversion Cash Assistance program, which will provide them with temporary aid for housing once they sign an apartment lease. The couple recently found an apartment, and they’re waiting to hear when they can move in. Duncan plans to start working once they get established.

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Last Known Living 9/11 Search Dog Dies
June 7, 2016 - Bretagne, the last known living 9/11 search dog, died Monday in the Houston suburb of Cypress.

The Golden Retriever was euthanized at the Fairfield Animal Hospital. She was 16. Bretagne, pronounced “Brittany,” became a full member of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department in 2000. She was a founding canine member of the K9 Search and Rescue Team and had a certification as a FEMA Disaster Search Dog, according to a statement from the fire department. When she was 2, Bretagne and handler Denise Corliss responded as part of Texas Task Force 1 to the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. They spent 10 days at the scene searching for human remains in the rubble.

Bretagne the last surviving search and rescue dog from 9/11 is walked by her handler Denise Corliss past a flank of members of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department, as she was brought into the Fairfield Animal Hospital on Monday. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP) She also responded to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, among other disasters, and had been retired from active duty for about five years, according to the fire department. After retiring, Bretagne helped train other search dogs and was a weekly visitor to Roberts Road Elementary School in Waller ISD where she would listen to first graders read with “a non-judgmental ear and soft paw,” the fire department said. She also visited students with special needs. “Her calm demeanor and warm heart helped the young and old through their own difficult moments,” the fire department said.

To the more than 400 members of the department, “Bretagne was a civil servant, a hero and is family,” the department said. At 15, Bretagne was taken by Corliss to the 9/11 memorial and participated in an interview with Tom Brokaw of NBC News. For her 16th birthday, dog website BarkPost threw a celebration for Bretagne in New York complete with a gourmet cheeseburger, toys and a billboard display in Times Square that said “NYC Welcomes You And Your Mom”, according to Us Weekly.

Bretagne experienced kidney failure and began slowing down in recent weeks. When she stopped eating for three days, Corliss knew it was time to say goodbye, Today reported. “She was really anxious last night and she just wanted to be with me,” Corliss told Today on Monday. “So I laid down with her, right next to her. When she could feel me, she could settle down and go to sleep. I slept with her like that all night.” Texas Task Force 1 remembered Bretagne on its Facebook page Monday. “Please remember the valiant effort and dedication to finding a victim trapped in a destroyed building that Bretagne showed us on a regular basis. She will be missed,” the post reads. “Strength and peace to her handler Denise Corliss.” As Corliss walked Bretagne into the vet Monday, fire department members flanked the two and saluted.

http://www.officer.com/news/12217284...-dies-in-texas

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Boy Running to Honor Fallen Virginia Trooper
June 7, 2016 - Braxton Lee, 6, who is running in honor of fallen state Trooper Chad Dermyer, will reach the end of his marathon distance at a race he is organizing.

Braxton Lee of Gloucester set out just a month ago to run nine races -- seven 5K races and two 5-mile runs -- to raise money for the family of Dermyer, who was killed in Richmond in March. He is close to reaching that goal with just two more events left -- the last will be his very own 5K community run in Gloucester. Dermyer, 37, was shot to death during a training exercise at a Greyhound bus terminal in Richmond on March 31. His wife and two children live in Gloucester. "A bad man shot him," Braxton Lee said in May when he started his mission. "I know his family is sad and his kids are sad. I want to help them."

Braxton Lee, 6, who is running in honor of fallen state Trooper Chad Dermyer, will reach the end of his marathon distance at a race he is organizing.

Braxton learned about Dermyer after seeing his photo on a collection jar in a Chick-fil-A in Gloucester. He then decided to run a marathon distance in his honor asking people to donate to a special fund set up by the Virginia State Police for the family. When he's done he'll actually have completed 31.7 miles. Braxton has been recognized at several of the races he has participated in so far. According to his father, Jarret Lee, the Giving Garden Foundation gave him a special plaque at the group's 5K Glow Run. He was also recognized at the Yorktown Freedom Run 8K with a special medal and he finished in second in the 12 and younger male age group.

His eighth race will be this Saturday at the Run for the Bacon 5K in Williamsburg. The following weekend Braxton has organized his own 5K race in Gloucester with the help of Flatout Events in Newport News. "They have been so generous to not only donate the time but their contact and resources as well," Jarret Lee said.

http://www.officer.com/news/12217276...rginia-trooper

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All the good stories in the world wont stop the leftist media anti-America, race hustling narrative.