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To protect and serve

Had the pleasure tonight to attend the 2005 Police and Citizens Appreciation Dinner sponsored by the Greensboro Merchants Association. Seeing so many rewarded for their good deeds, commitment and heroism was affirming and inspiring.

Among the compelling stories we heard Thursday evening:
-- an officer who calmly radioed a detailed description of a fugitive even as a bullet had lodged itself in his neck and was working its into his back.
-- an SRO officer whose stellar performance as a mentor and campus peacekeeper is surpassed only by his list of community involvement.
-- a citizen who pursued a fleeing suspect at personal risk to himself.

And many others that made me proud to live here.

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