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Officers pay tribute to fallen law enforcement with 45-mile run
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Turlock Police Lt. Neil Cervenka and Modesto Police Detective Sean Dodge completed a 45-mile run on Sept. 15 in their dress uniforms. The run was to honor fallen law enforcement members in Stanislaus County and included a stop at multiple cemeteries to salute them. - photo by Photo Contributed
Sabra Stafford
Turlock Journal
Published: Sep 22, 2018, 1:42 AM
A Turlock Police lieutenant and a Modesto Police detective could have been in their civilian clothes Saturday relaxing and enjoying a day off. Instead, they donned their Class-A uniforms and ran 45 miles to pay tribute to every fallen law enforcement and community service officers that have died in the line of duty in Stanislaus County.
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Remembering a ‘fierce defender of freedom’
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During a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday at Turlock Memorial Park, Marsha Gonsalves, with the support of her husband Larry, shares memories of their son, Sgt. 1st Class Chad Gonsalves, who died on Feb. 13, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan (KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal).
Kristina Hacker
Turlock Journal
Published: May 28, 2025, 6:55 AM
Every Memorial Day, locals put on their red, white and blue attire, maybe don a red poppy in remembrance of the fallen, and make their way to Turlock Memorial Park cemetery.
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