Bullied Son Of Fallen Officer Gets Special Gift

By Tom Knighton

As someone raised by a police officer father, Shane Kelchen’s story is touching. You see, Shane lost his father recently, and his father shared an occupation with my dad. That means Shane and I have a little something in common.

Also like Shane, I found myself bullied growing up. For Shane, however, a bully destroyed something pretty precious to him. He collects business cards from police officers, which is kind of a neat collection to have. Unfortunately, a bully destroyed part of his collection, all while he was apparently dealing with the loss of his dad.

That’s tough on any kid.

Yet law enforcement is a lot like a family, and it didn’t take long before someone stepped up to try and make it better.

The son of an Iowa police officer who was killed in a car accident collects business cards from different officers, and when a school bully destroyed part of his collection, police departments all across the country stepped in to replenish it.

Shane Kelchen and his family went to the police department in Bellvue on Friday for the surprise, which turned out to be greater than Shane had imagined. He said he knew he was getting some business …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms