12-13-2011, 06:11 AM
Hundreds of law enforcement officers joined the family and friends of slain Virgina Tech officer Deriek W. Crouse in mourning Monday afternoon.
Mr Crouse, a husband to wife Tina and father of five, was a former Army Staff Sergeant who had previously served in Iraq, drawing law enforcement groups as far away as Canada to Monday's service to pay their respects.
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Mr Crouse, a husband to wife Tina and father of five, was a former Army Staff Sergeant who had previously served in Iraq, drawing law enforcement groups as far away as Canada to Monday's service to pay their respects.
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