Police Given Flag Flown in Iraq
By By Sally Applegate/Correspondent
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
When Georgetown resident Lt. Col. Tim Burr learned he was about to be deployed to Iraq in 2004, he asked the Georgetown Police for some help.
“I called Police Chief James Mulligan and asked if they could do extra patrols in my neighborhood while I was gone,” said Burr.
The Georgetown police responded by scheduling extra patrols in Burr’s neighborhood.
Burr was at the station last Saturday to express thanks and present the department with an American flag flown in Iraq in honor of the Georgetown Police.
Looking out at the police and all of the Pack 50 Cub Scouts, including his son, who were at the station for the presentation, Burr asked the Cub Scouts to notice how many people in the room were wearing uniforms, and if they knew what uniforms mean.
“Uniforms mean you are part of a team that can back you up,” said Burr as he presented the flag in its display case to the police.
“We had five police officers on our team in Iraq. This is for you and your team,” he told members of the Georgetown Police Department.
Burr said the flag was flown in Iraq in honor of the Georgetown Police Department. He said he was presenting it to the department to thank them for their help and understanding when he was deployed to Iraq.
Sgt. Donald Cudmore said the department plans to use the flag for the department’s new Color Guard.
A plaque on the handsome case containing the flag reads, “The American Flag Herein was ordered to be flown in the honor of the GEORGETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT by LTC Malcolm S. Burr II during Iraqi Freedom in the An Bar Province of Iraq.”
“We live in comfort and security here because of you guys,” said Burr.
This article originally appeared in the Georgetown Record on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 , By Sally Applegate/ Correspondent.
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