This story is one of the best written articles I have ever seen. No, not a professional writer, but a retired policeman. Good photographer too.
QUEENS
As a retired investigator from the Utica Police Department, Mark Garner attended the Dec. 27 funeral of slain New York City Police Officer Rafael Ramos in Queens on behalf of the state Associated Licensed Detectives organization. Here is his description of what he experienced that day:
Ancien Hippie 