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Monday, January 18, 2010

Local church to cops: 'We have your back'

Here is something every community should do as well.

Local church to cops: 'We have your back'
By Ray Lane
MILL CREEK, Wash. - A Snohomish County church dedicated its Sunday service to those who serve. It was a chance to honor the fallen officers - and salute those who are still on the streets.

The Rev. Dan Kellogg of Gold Creek Community Church says he got the idea after he learned that the morale of officers in his own congregation was low.

The killing of five police officers and a sheriff's deputy in a span of less than two months had taken its toll - so many funerals, so much heartbreak.

"There's this atmosphere where there's a target painted on officers' backs," Rev. Kellogg said. "And it just seems like we should not have that in our community. This should not be, and we can do something about it."
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http://www.komonews.com/news/local/81937947.html

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