On Oct 17, 2021, at 2:11 PM, Joe Moeller <moe25joe@gmail.com> wrote:
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Mike Joseph shared a memory.
Moments like these make the career so worth it!!!!
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I met Mike Joseph a couple of years ago while we both were doing some things for Special Olympics. He works for the Sheriff’s Department in Ventura County. He is an incredible person/human being. He volunteers with Special Olympics and gets a lot of the police officers to be at the Special Olympics events. Plus, they do a torch run from Oxnard to Fullerton to start off the Special Olympic games. He shared this story with me about when he first started as an officer.
Joe
I was going through some paperwork and rediscovered these today. I was a brand new deputy assigned to the jail with less than a year on the job. When President Reagan passed away, I was assigned to a staging area for his funeral on the odd chance something went awry.
Being new, all I knew was it was tradition to wear a “Class A” uniform to a funeral. As I did not have one that would also accommodate a ballistic vest, I purchased a brand new one for the assignment.
When I arrived at the muster location, I was getting out of my vehicle when a sergeant, whom I did not know at the time, walked by and said, “Now that is a sharp dressed deputy. You are coming with me. Go check in at the Command Post.”
As I was checking in, I was told to report downstairs for general muster. Suddenly, I heard a car horn and the booming voice of the sergeant yell, “Hurry up, we gotta go!” I still had no idea what was going on but I followed orders and got in the car.
As we drove away, it was explained to me that someone had overslept, and they needed someone in a “Class A” uniform for a special detail. I was to be a part of a ten-person group to work security at the funeral!!!
Sergeant Will Hammer, I will never forget you for giving me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve our country with distinction! I have striven every day to continue that service. Thank you!!!
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Wow!! Mr. Joseph can I share this on my page? This is so awsome!!
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God’s blessings,
Joe Moeller
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