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Meritorious Service Award, on July 13th
By karen | July 22, 2007
The best part of this experience by far has been this past Friday night. I was honored with a Meritorious Certificate from the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police), California Federal Lodge 21, in recognition of my meritorious service. It was a wonderful ceremony shared with an intimate group of friends and police officers from the San Francisco Mint; ironically near where the chase and capture began.
I listened to the amazing stories of the officers as they shared their life and experiences in the law enforcement. Some of them served in WWII and shared their stories from that experience too. They first presented me with a poster they created that displayed the map from the SF Chronicle paper of the chase I traveled, and then they presented to me the award which was a beautifully framed plaque with a gold seal. Plus, two gold coins. After pictures were taken I told the story of the capture to an attentive crowd. I was told later, everyone enjoyed the story as I related it to the map.
It seems so surreal to me that I would be honored for something I felt so compelled to do without any notion it would lead to such reward. But it was special and something I will never forget. I will reflect on it with great appreciation and thanks always.
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