Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Officer Holder Tribute


"IT'S WHAT WE DO"

What makes a police officer? Is it courage? Is it compassion? Is it a calling? It’s all of these. All these things make a cop, but one thing most of all: we keep people safe. It’s what we do. It’s what Police Officer Randolph Holder did so proudly throughout his all too brief career.

Keeping people safe is what brought Randy to this Job. It’s what brought him and his partner, 
Police Officer Omar Wallace, to a highway footbridge in pursuit of a dangerous man. They went there knowing the dangers, making a choice that keeping people safe was more important. It’s what we do. And it’s what they did.

Why do we do it? 


Continue reading Police Commissioner Bratton's eulogy for Detective Holder: http://nypdnews.com/2015/10/its-what-we-do-police-commissioner-brattons-remarks-at-the-funeral-of-detective-randolph-holder/

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