A MIND MADE UP

December 19, 2004 was a surprisingly peaceful night at the Elk City Police Department where I work as a Communications/Corrections Officer. My partner Angie and I were sitting at our consoles discussing the night's unusual quietness when the cacophonous ringing of the 911 phone interrupted our conversation. We both picked the line up, as usual, and I answered with the customary "911, state your emergency."
It was Bridget, a fellow dispatcher, on the line requesting the Fire Department because her house was on fire. I dispatched the Fire Department and headed officers that way. I was trying to take care of my officers on scene, and keep my concern for Bridget under control while every phone was ringing, the radio was squawking, and the inmates were yelling. Then at 7:04 p.m., amidst all of the chaos, it happened. A call came in that would change my outlook on my job for the rest of my life and flood my mind with memories of a past long since forgotten. It......

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Title: A Mind Made Up
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