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Jan 2, 20192 min read
Pray for us.
As public safety professionals we train, we prepare, we are well equipped, but sometimes none of these things matter. We have husbands,...
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pdCPD
Dec 31, 20181 min read
Goodbye 2018.
Two of our own murdered. Two of our own killed in the line of duty. Too many of our own committed suicide. Too many funerals. As 2018...
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pdCPD
Dec 24, 20182 min read
Carry on, and good night.
This viral parody of Clement Clarke Moore's famous Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" has circulated on the Internet,...
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pdCPD
Dec 21, 20184 min read
21 Gun Salute.
Cops pledge to serve the public good and put their lives on the line daily. When they pass away, whether from circumstances in the line...
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pdCPD
Dec 17, 20182 min read
Unfathomable.
Everyone who has ever worn the badge, or had a family member who wears one, knows the ultimate sacrifice might be asked of them. We know...
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pdCPD
Nov 27, 20185 min read
Brotherhood.
Thank you to our brothers and sisters from the Chicago Fire Department Pipes & Drums for holding true to the line - standing side by side...
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pdCPD
Nov 26, 20181 min read
Honor Our Fallen.
On 17 May 1990 the Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society, Chicago Police Department were to leave for the annual Cleveland Police...
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pdCPD
Nov 25, 20182 min read
I knew him.
A cop is sitting at dinner with civilian friends when the conversation turns towards the sad news of the police officer that was killed...
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pdCPD
Nov 21, 20184 min read
City of Pain.
Sharing this article from Mr. John Kass -- "Each time I hear the words “Chicago Police officer Samuel Jimenez, 28, married father of...
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pdCPD
Sep 16, 20183 min read
The Names.
Every time I go to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall I am struck by the power of a name. My first impression when I...
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pdCPD
Sep 16, 20184 min read
Why bagpipes?
The tradition of bagpipes and drums played at fire department and police department funerals in the United States of America goes back...
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pdCPD
Sep 15, 20181 min read
Candlelight Vigil.
What an honor to play a role in the Candlelight Vigil held by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation last night honoring our fallen...
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pdCPD
Sep 4, 20181 min read
Personal 10-1.
Prayers for the family, friends and co-workers of the Chicago Police Department Sergeant who took his life Monday. To all of our brothers...
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pdCPD
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Greatest show on Earth...
The band was honored to fill the air with the skirl of the bagpipes and beat of the drums this morning in the ballroom of Navy Pier as...
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pdCPD
Aug 25, 20181 min read
PO Michael A. Ceriale.
Chicago Police Officer Michael A. Ceriale , Star #17429 was shot on August 15, 1998. Officer Ceriale was working undercover conducting a...
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