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Families Gather to “Back the Blue” 

   Written by on December 10, 2015 at 1:27 pm

LUNENBURG – The majority of the time, law enforcement officers have a thankless job that requires working nights, weekends, holidays, being away from family during long shifts and not knowing each day if they may run into a life threatening situation.

While the officers accept all of these things when taking a position in the law enforcement profession, their families also have to accept these same drawbacks, including the possibility of losing them.

Law enforcement officers can’t function effectively without the support of the family members who stand behind these professionals. While there are different organizations out there to help officers and their families, nothing beats having support directly at home.

Joanie Wallace recently started the idea of getting a group made up of families of officers throughout this area together in order to show their support for husbands and family members who risk their lives each day in Southside Virginia.

The group currently has participating families from the Lunenburg Sheriff’s Office, Victoria Police Department, Kenbridge Police department, South Hill Police Department, Blackstone Police Department, Nottoway Sheriff’s Office, and Virginia State Police.

Wallace stated, “I started organizing a photo gathering in the beginning of October 2015. The group is made up of officer’s wives, girlfriends, mothers and children. Being a police officer is hard but being a police officer’s wife and family is even harder.  We wanted to make sure to show everyone that we back the blue!”

Officers and their children enjoyed a nice warm day on Sunday during a gathering to show support for the local law enforcement officers. Photo by Brian Nowlin

Officers and their children enjoyed a nice warm day on Sunday during a gathering to show support for the local law enforcement officers. Photo by Brian Nowlin

Families representing departments throughout Southside Virginia gathered at the Lunenburg Courthouse location in order to show support for their family members who are law enforcement officers. Photo by Brian Nowlin

Families representing departments throughout Southside Virginia gathered at the Lunenburg Courthouse location in order to show support for their family members who are law enforcement officers. Photo by Brian Nowlin

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