After 34 years of service, Chief Mike Ward (Ret.) maintains, "Getting out into our communities and becoming a part of them off-duty is most important to our health and wellness. Not everyone we need to worry about, not everyone is out to kill us, and not everyone feels we are evil men and women. They are now why I get up every morning. I'm proud to have been a police officer. It's not just what I did; it is who I am. Integrity is everything to me, and I will continue to find answers to help those who patrol after me find better ways."

After serving in NYC for 21 years, Deputy Inspector Corey Pegues (Ret.) says, "What kept me going was bringing satisfactory results to a civilian victimized by someone in their community or a family member. To see the smile of relief on their face knowing that we had captured and incarcerated the perpetrator(s) was the most satisfying result. In addition, bridging the gap between the community and the police made me feel proud, given the fact that I worked the majority of my career in low socioeconomic neighborhoods where police distrust is at an all-time high."