President's Message - December 2011
Sadly, I have to report to you that a little bit of The Shields has died since the October Call Box. Both, Board Member Matt Walsh and Past President Joe Klun, passed away leaving a tremendous void in both their families and the Shields family. Our deepest sympathies are extended to Eleanor Walsh and Ginny Klun. Thanks to author, Peter Hellman, for spending time with us at our last meeting and telling us the "real" reason NYPD Chief of Detectives Al Seedman suddenly retired in 1972 ...
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Police Officer of the Month - December 2011
As police officers we take an oath to protect life and property. When you respond to your first aided case that is a fatality that oath begins to become more personal. You begin to have a new found respect for the sanctity of human life. As time goes on and your experience grows somehow it does not get any easier to see the loss of life. You put on your professional face and try to comfort the people left behind because you have a job to do . All the while your respect for life is growing deeper and deeper, while outwardly to others you may appear to have become distant and callous. As professional law enforcement officers we know that is merely a defense mechanism we develop in order to do our job. We know how precious life is and how in the blink of an eye how it can change forever ...
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Chaplain's Corner - November 2011
At our October 27th meeting, we were really saddened by one bit of news: we had just (on the 25th) lost an old friend and Board Member, Mattie Walsh. A hushed room kept a moment of silence as Long Island Shields compatriots reflected on how good a gift it was that God had given us in the interaction we shared with such a good person as Mattie and how very much delight we’re going to be missing because of his absence. ...
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