A Sad Day

In a prior life, I was a police officer in Virginia. The year that I exited that noble profession, my sister entered it and has now served over 25 years with the Virginia State Police (VSP). A MacAfee has been in law enforcement in Virginia for the past 3+ decades!!

My sister recently took up drumming -- specifically, she is a drummer with both the VSP Pipe and Drum Band and with another similar band in the Richmond area. The missus and I saw her play in Colonial Williamsburg over the holidays, and it was quite an impressive show.

In addition to celebratory events, they also play at funerals for law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. This article includes a slide show with audio and a great photo of my sister doing her thing (the picture is about half way through and she's the one with all the stripes on her sleeve). She's been playing at too many of these lately.

So, the next time you cross paths with one of these folks, remember that they do a tough job and some of them don't make it home at the end of their shifts.

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Cheers