March 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 3

MARCH, 2020 • VOL. 36 NO. 3
THE TEAM
C O N T R I BUT O R S
MICHAEL BARRON
publisher
REX EVANS
editor-n-chief
MISTY ROBERTS
editor
RUSTY BARRON
outdoor editor
TINA JAECKLE
blue mental health
REBECCA CESARI
sales manager
JOE GAMALDI
president, HPOU
T. EDISON
light bulb award
CHUCK JOYNER
contributing writer
MELISSA CORREA
khou.com reporter
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Kress-Barr, LLC. March, 2020
6 Publisher’s Thoughts
8 Editor’s Thoughts
9 HCSO Insider
10 Your Thoughtss
22 Life After Retirement
38 Early Days of Law Enforcement
40 Blue Mental Health
41 Joe Gamaldi - In His Own Words
44 Honor Fallen Heroes
50 Now Hiring
54 Videos of the Month
55 Parting Shots
On the Cover /
Feature Story Page 32
While most 11-year old boys
are playing video games or
riding dirt bikes, Zechariah
Cartledge from Winter Springs
Florida is running to celebrate
the lives of first responders
who have made the ultimate
sacrifice and died in the line of
duty.
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