PAX Centurion - May / June 2013

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • May/June 2013 • Page 19 given time. From Oklahoma City to Columbine, theAurora Movie Theatre to the countless plots unfolded by good police work – the public must work together with police officers who will remain front and center to battle the terrorists (domestic or international). Boston deserved the great day that Fenway provided for the fans the afternoon following the final capture, as Neil Diamond sang their anthem “Sweet Caroline” and the Red Sox fittingly came back to beat the Royals. For those who know me and are wondering about my baseball allegiance with this Red Sox and “Sweet Caroline” stuff that I am wrong about – fear not – just as the Marathon will continue, so too will the greatest rivalry in sports. The Royals swept the Sawx the next day, and Sinatra’s “NewYork, NewYork” will always be the best team anthem. 2004 still burns me up and I will take Babe, Bucky “Bleeping” Dent and the 27 championships any day (you can have Clemens back). But Red Sox Nation stood tall during the Marathon bombing and the events that unfolded in the days that followed, and true fans respect and appreciate that from their team and the city that so proudly supports them. B STRONG. So as we enter PoliceWeek and the events that surround it, my thanks to the men and women of the Boston Police Department and every other law enforcement agency that assisted in the killing or capture of the terrorists who attempted to hold them hostage while taking innocent young lives and maiming so many others. The Boston Marathon will take place next year on Patriot’s Day, bigger and better than ever, but forever changed because of this senseless act. (Reprinted from New Jersey Cops magazine, May, 2013.) THE RED SOX FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN’S ASSOCIATION CALL (617) 429-5327 For a free market analysis Mayra Connolly Hablo Español mconnolly@molisserealty.net