D.C. officer pens letter about ongoing trauma from Capitol riot
In his letter, Mike Fanone urged elected officials to recognize officers for their bravery that day, calling those who have downplayed the attack "disgraceful."
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In his letter, Mike Fanone urged elected officials to recognize officers for their bravery that day, calling those who have downplayed the attack "disgraceful."
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"Recognition of the cause of his death, much like the critical examination of the riot itself, will remain central to how we make right those tragedies and help avoid their repetition," she wrote.
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