\u00a0Blood banks nationwide urgently seek donors for summer amid low supply\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n“He mentored me in the early 1980’s and steered myself and several other members of the explorer post to careers in law enforcement and I had a wonderful career in law enforcement. So it’s a full-circle moment being able to come back here and pay respect to him,” said Bob Bemis, the Wounded Blue director of training.<\/p>\n
The Wounded Blue is a national organization founded to support and honor officers who are injured or disabled. Williams says being an officer is not a uniform but an attitude.<\/p>\n
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