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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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That hits home not only in My civilian career as a Police Officer but prior to that as a Member of the USAF Security Police working Law Enforcement. I always had the support of My wife who had two sisters also married to Police Officers and Her third Sister married to a State Corrections Officer.
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SP5 Jeannie Carle
SP5 Jeannie Carle
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I would say that LE "runs in the family". Respect!
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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you, my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown for mentioning the song by George Strait to honor the police force officers who risk their lives in the midst of often mundane tasks to help ensure safety and security of citizens.

George Strait - The Weight Of The Badge (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBOHAy3qQGY

The Weight Of The Badge written by Dean Dillon / George Strait / George 'Bubba' Strait Jr.
Lyrics
"It's gonna be a long one, another grave yard shift
As he says goodbye to his wife and kids
He spends his life just like his dad's
Driving away under the weight of the badge
He's seen it all in his fifteen years
Watching our backs, facing our fears
Lord knows it ain't no easy task
Keeping us safe under the weight of the badge
He swore that oath to protect and serve
Pours his heart and soul into both those words
Lays his life on the line
And the line he walks is razor-fine
Tempered strength is always tough
But he ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge
Not that long ago he woke up in the hospital
With his wife and kids praying by his bed
He said: I'm gonna be alright
There's just some times you gotta fight
And the truth is, nothing truer could be said
I do it for us and I do it for them
And I ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge
It doesn't weigh a lot until you put it on
And the weight of it is staggering
Then duty calls each time
He knows he's gotta answer
And it's all in the hand of
The heavy weight of the badge
And he ain't gonna buckle
Under the weight of the badge
No he ain't gonna buckle
Under the weight of the badge"

FYI LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones SSG Diane R. SGT James Murphy '
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SP5 Jeannie Carle
SP5 Jeannie Carle
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Love this - love the singer. I watch Live PD now and then and I think about wearing that badge and walking up to a car - esp at night - and I don't have what it takes. All can be well one second, and gone straight to hell the next. Respect!
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