YAKIMA, Wash., July 5, 2006
Yakima Officer Humbled By 'Vacation'
Salinas Family Headed To Hawaii
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Play CBS Video Video 'Great Vacation' To Hawaii Only On The Web: Dave Price was in Yakima, Wash., to present Sgt. Joe Salinas and his wife, Katy Ybarra, with a "Great American Vacation" to Hawaii.
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Video Price Visits Wine Country While visiting Yakima, Wash., as part of the "Great American Vacation," Dave Price ditched his forecasting skills and discovered a unique winery in the heart of the state's wine country.
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Video Vacation Awardee Celebrates Only On The Web: "The Early Show's" Dave Price speaks to the family of Joyce Bergman, the latest recipient of a "Great American Vacation" giveaway.
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Dave Price handcuffs himself to "Great American Vacation" recipient Joe Salinas, second from left, as Yakima Police Chief Sam Granado, left, and Katy Ybarra, right, look on. (CBS)
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Photos "Vacation" Photos See the places we've been and the people we've met during The Early Show's "Great American Vacation" tour.
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Video Archive 'Vacation' Video The Early Show's "Great American Vacation" recipients and stories from our road trip
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The Early Show 2006 Road Trip! We traveled the country giving away dream vacations! See where we've been and who got surprise getaways.
Thanks to a letter to The Early Show from his wife,
Katy Ybarra, Sgt. Joe Salinas received a surprise vacation.
Salinas is a member with the Yakima Police Department. His wife, a Yakima police dispatcher, sent a 911 e-mail to The Early Show about her hard-working husband.
Ybarra says Salinas never says no to anyone who calls for help and spends hours after work speaking to schools and businesses about gangs and crime because he cares so much about his city.
To give him a well deserved break and to say thank you, the hard-working officer and his family are headed to the Fairmont Orchid Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii. The hotel has a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean, a magical outdoor "Spa Without Walls," a 10,000-foot swimming pool, golf and a beautiful private beach surrounded by mountains and natural beauty.
Dave Price surprises Sgt. Salinas with a trip to Hawaii.Airfare is courtesy of our "Great American Vacation" travel partner, American Airlines.
"I think that's great. It's very humbling. I'm overwhelmed," Salinas told Price, who minutes earlier handcuffed himself to Salinas in attempt to go along on the trip.
Check out our map: If you live in one if the cities we're visiting, tell us about the one thing we just have to see and about someone there who's deserving of a "Great American Vacation."
E-mail us at vacation@cbsnews.comWho knows ... maybe we'll send them packing!
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