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  • Troopers mourn slain comrade

    09/04/2006 6:44:38 AM PDT · by lightman · 4 replies · 360+ views
    The Buffalo News ^ | 4 September A.D. 2006 | M. Sommer
    FREDONIA - They stood shoulder to shoulder - in the gray uniforms and camouflage fatigues of the State Police - as the American flag was lowered to half staff. One sang "Amazing Grace." With those simple acts, the mourning for Trooper Joseph A. Longobardo began. Shortly after a Sunday evening news conference in which he announced Longobardo's death, State Police Superintendent Wayne E. Bennett asked reporters to cover a brief ceremony conducted outside the Fredonia substation of the State Police. "I think without any words being spoken, that sends a very powerful message to the public about what has gone...