The person I admire the most is Officer Louis F. Jogmen.
In 1977, he was shot in the head during an armed robbery. He was the first officer to arrive at the scene. As he approached the store, the robber came out holding a woman hostage and pointed a gun at her head.
Officer Jogmen tried to talk to the robber and calm him down, hiding behind cover. At some point, he made the decision to give himself up to save the woman. The robber released the woman, handcuffed Officer Jogmen, took his gun, and started threatening him. He kept jabbing the officer in the head with the gun, asking if he had a family and saying that he would never see them again.
This was no longer just a robbery—it had turned into an attempted murder. But Officer Jogmen stayed calm, trying to distract the robber and buy time for backup to arrive. The robber shot him in the side of the head, then turned and fired at the other officers, who returned fire and struck him.
Even though Officer Jogmen should have died immediately from the gunshot, he survived for 8 more years, dealing with the effects of the brain injury.
We can discuss police tactics and strategies, but to me, Officer Louis F. Jogmen was the bravest person I’ve ever known.
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