Benjamin Lunak was awarded the combat action ribbon that he never received due to an administrative error during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)
Benjamin Lunak was awarded the combat action ribbon that he never received due to an administrative error during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Johnathon Williams receives a hug from his son Desmond, 3, after he was pinned during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Recruit Esteban Vickers reacts to the unveiling of the class plaque presentation during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Recruit Jesalie Weise waits to receive her badge during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Alison Steinhardt,, front, and other recruits stand at attention after being pinned with their police badges during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)The CSPD Honor Guard Drill Team does a special presentation during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Colorado Springs police chief Peter Carey recites the Oath of Office with the new recruits during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)A recruit receives his badge from Colorado Springs police chief Peter Carey during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Family and friends help with the pinning of their new officers with the police badges during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Colorado Springs police chief Peter Carey recites the Oath of Office with the new recruits during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)Carolyn Neuenfeldt watches as her daughter Juliet Neuenfeldt, 2, as she touches the badge that they pinned on her husband Mark Neuenfeldt during the 68th Colorado Springs Police Department commencement ceremony that took place at Village Seven Presbyterian Church on Wednesday September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette) (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)
