Sad Start to the New Year

I have the great honor of working for the National Park Service. In many ways it is like a really big family. I don't know everyone in the Service, but I feel connected in some way to all of them. We all work towards the same mission. So when one of our ranks is killed in the line of duty, it affects us all. I never had the honor of meeting Ranger Margaret Anderson, but I know many who did. My thoughts are with her family right now.

Here is the article about what happened, and here is her memorial on Officer Down Memorial Page.