When I was born, I was born into a family of tow truck drivers. I was always surrounded by different law enforcement officers, firemen, and EMS workers, but there was always one job that always interest me, becoming an officer. It is often the biggest misconception from kids that officers where the bad guys, the ones who put you in jail, but my family always made sure I knew it wasn’t the officer who put you in jail, but the officer is the one who saved you from putting yourself in the ground. This statement resonated with me my whole life and is the reason why I am the person I am today. After many years from being the small child that seemed to never fear police officers, my love for agriculture grew and I knew I had to do something to better the agricultural world around me, and that’s when I learned about a game warden. I fell in love with the idea of being able to serve my community and keep the people safe, as well as honoring the animals that live around us. One of the final reasons why I have chosen to go down the criminal justice paths is because without the cops and officers around me, I could very well not have my sister with me today. When my sister was just 3 years old my elderly grandmother dropped her off at her babysitters house. Due to my grandmothers age she wasn’t able to walk my sister to the door, therefore she wasn’t aware that the babysitter wasn’t awake yet. My sister entered the house, but after my grandmother left my sister walked out and began to walk down the road. Luckily an officer happened to catch a faint glimpse of my sister little head bobbing in the ditch as she walked down the side of a busy highway road during rush hour morning traffic. This officer quickly stopped and grabbed my sister saving her for the danger that was sure to come if he hadn’t had seen her little head. This is one of the main reason why I want to become an officer, I want to be that person who changes someone life forever, even more the person who saves that one small child’s life. To conclude, becoming an officer has been a life long dream of mine, no matter what the official title is. My primary goal is to become a game warden, but I just want to be able to protect and serve in anyway possible! Thank you Sgt. William Cherry for the life that you lived and the service you gave, and thank you to the family for this amazing opportunity!