Wednesday, August 25, 2010

LAPD get well music video for LA Cop injured in Afghanistan

Hollywood-style get-well greeting for an L.A. cop in Afghanistan
A fellow police officer and his musician friend make a music video, complete with footage shot from an LAPD helicopter, for the Marine reservist injured by a bomb blast.

By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times

August 20, 2010


Enthusiasm was sky high when Los Angeles police officers decided to cheer up a colleague injured by an Afghanistan bomb blast.

Co-workers and strangers joined to create a music video that aims to boost the spirits of Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins.

In civilian life, the Marine reservist is a police officer assigned to the downtown area.

Cullins, 28, is also an explosive ordnance disposal specialist assigned to a unit in Marja, in Afghanistan's dangerous Helmand province.

He was disarming a 15-pound roadside bomb when it blew up July 16. He suffered a concussion in the blast.

When word of the injury reached the Police Department's Central Division, officers decided to send Cullins their best wishes. But instead of just signing a get-well card, they set out to record personal messages to him on video.
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Hollywood style get well greeting for an LA cop in Afghanistan

The completed two-part video was being posted Thursday evening on YouTube for Cullins and his Marine buddies to see. It's labeled "Hunter Ackerman — Welcome Home."

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