Youth & Police Building Bridges
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Youth & Police Building Bridges
@YouthPolice
Committed to bring community members as a unified voice to promote and support of our initiative of “Youth and “Police Building Bridges “ by Fe Florimon
Manhattan, NY Katılım Mayıs 2018
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On this solemn anniversary, we honor the NYPD members who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
We vow to never forget their legacy of service and heroism.
#FidelisAdMortem
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@nettermike It is an interesting story whether is facts or fiction. It seems to about the importance of being humble.
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"On a freezing December morning in 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was reviewing budget proposals when his secretary nervously informed him that a 73-year-old woman named Mrs. Eleanor Mitchell from Abilene, Kansas—his childhood Sunday school teacher—was in the White House lobby asking to see him without an appointment, and instead of having staff politely redirect her, Eisenhower literally ran down the hallway, swept this elderly woman into a huge bear hug, and cleared his entire afternoon to have tea with her in the residence.
What makes this moment so breathtakingly beautiful is that Mrs. Mitchell had taught a scrappy young Dwight Eisenhower Bible verses every Sunday from 1907 to 1911 in a tiny church basement, making him memorize Proverbs and Psalms when he'd rather be playing baseball, and she'd written him letters throughout his military career—through both world conflicts, through his rise to Supreme Commander, through his election—always addressing him simply as 'Dwight' and reminding him that 'character matters more than rank.' Eisenhower told his staff that Mrs. Mitchell once made him apologize to the entire Sunday school class for being prideful after he'd bragged about winning a spelling bee, teaching him a humility lesson that shaped his entire leadership philosophy, and he'd never forgotten how she'd pulled him aside afterward and said, 'Dwight, you're going to do important things someday, but never let success make you forget where you came from or who helped you along the way.'
During their White House tea, Eisenhower introduced Mrs. Mitchell to every cabinet member who passed by, saying with genuine reverence, 'This woman taught me everything that matters—respect this lady,' and she gently scolded him for not attending church regularly enough, which made the most powerful man in the world laugh and promise to do better.
When Mrs. Mitchell left that evening, Eisenhower walked her personally to her taxi, kissed her cheek, and pressed an envelope into her hand containing a check for her church and a note:
‘For the place that built my foundation—thank you for seeing potential in a troublemaker farm boy. Your student always, Dwight.'
What absolutely destroys you is understanding that Eisenhower commanded armies and led nations, but he never forgot the Sunday school teacher who taught him that true strength was moral courage, proving that the greatest leaders never outgrow gratitude and that honoring the people who shaped you when nobody knew your name is the most presidential thing you can do.

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@Hazelkeech0918 Beautiful! May God bless you and keep you around Your beloved one for many, many more years🤝💝
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Y&PBB 8th Annual Follow Up Appreciation THANK to our Comm. Partners @hs4hcs Mr. Trejo, NJROTC Senior Inst Mr. Payne & Youth Group @gw.njrotc, Comm. Partners @nypdcommaffairs -Stg. Boone , Det Rojas, PO Del Castillo, Annunciation Chur. Father Jomon, CSFHC’s Volunteers 🤝




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@NYPDnews Well deserved! We wish you many decades of healthy, and joyful retirement . Thank you for your service!💝🤝
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After nearly 42 years of service, Detective 1st Grade Thomas Cerbone is retiring.
From serving at Ground Zero to creating Santa Day for children with special needs, his career was built on service, heart, and giving back.
We thank him for a lifetime of dedication.
nypost.com/2025/11/25/us-…
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@CommissBratton @nytimes Let’s hope collectively for the best outcome and well-being of our City. Just to begin truly hope his administration establishes a good relationships based on “Building Bridges” with NYPD 🤝
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Human rights are universal and non-negotiable.
They belong to all of us, as affirmed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
More from @UNHumanRights: ohchr.org/en/universal-d…

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