Thank you for remembering all who have fallen to keep us safe.
The memorial service for a sherriff’s officer killed last week was held today. The memorial for the other officer will be next week. Law enforcement officers from the entire state joined the funeral procession. I could not watch all of it but it was so very sad to see one of our finest killed by a wacko.
Like the firemen and police of 9/11, the public service people are really outstanding heroes, and we should make a point to emphasize their honor and service to the young. We let the young think MTV types and criminal rappers are heroes, and they miss out on the quiet heroes that guard them, protect them every day, (sometimes from the very criminals they think of as role models!)
In a small way, the poem is my gift to those who have served with ultimate distinction and honor. Those are the role models we should allow for our young, not the airheads and thugs they see too much of today!