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In the video, retired police commander and Lewis University professor Lynn Tovar shares a warm ‘thank you’ for first responders currently on the front lines.
“It’s for bottled up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commit- ment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag. For justice.”
Tovar shared that social media outpourings and the video Markovic pulled together have been ideal ways to honor Na- tional Police Week and the work of first responders.
“For every officer out there on the street right now, we need to say a big ‘thank you.’ And, of course, the ones who have lost their lives,” Tovar declared. “I will forever thank brothers and sisters in blue – students and beyond – for all the hard work they’ve been doing, especially during this trying time with COVID-19. Stay true to your integrity. You know what you stand for, and we know we stand for you.”
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