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SEPT 2026. Blues Vol 42 No.9

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SEPT 2026. Blues Vol 42 No.9 FEATURES/COVER 84 WHEN RESILIENCE IS NO LONGER ENOUGH 96 ACT OF BETRAYAL "WHEN THE BADGE NO LONGER PROTECTS YOU" INSIDE/DEPARTMENTS PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS EDITOR REX EVANS THOUGHTS WEST COAST EDITOR - JESSICA JONES WORDS OF FAITH - LT. JOHN KING LETTERS FROM READERS GUEST COMMENTARY - MICHAEL BARRON GUEST COMMENTARY - DAN MYERS GUEST COMMENTARY - POLICE LAW NEWS NEWS AROUND THE US BREAKING NEWS PRODUCTS - SORITE K9, 5.11, MDE CALENDAR OF EVENTS REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES WAR STORIES AFTERMATH HONORING BLUE HEART HEROES BLUEPRINTS OF RESILIENCE HEALING OUR HEROES DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS LIGHT BULB AWARD ADS BACK IN THE DAY PARTING SHOTS NOW HIRING BACK PAGE

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VOL. 42 NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2026 FEATURES/COVER 84 WHEN RESILIENCE IS NO LONGER ENOUGH 96 ACT OF BETRAYAL "WHEN THE BADGE NO LONGER PROTECTS YOU" Lt. Daryl Lott 152 DEPARTMENTS PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS 08 EDITOR REX EVANS THOUGHTS 10 WEST COAST EDITOR - JESSICA JONES 14 WORDS OF FAITH - LT. JOHN KING 16 LETTERS FROM READERS 18 GUEST COMMENTARY - MICHAEL BARRON 22 GUEST COMMENTARY - DAN MYERS 26 GUEST COMMENTARY - POLICE LAW NEWS 28 NEWS AROUND THE US 30 BREAKING NEWS 54 PRODUCTS - SORITE K9, 5.11, MDE 110 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 120 REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES 130 WAR STORIES 136 AFTERMATH 138 HONORING BLUE HEART HEROES 142 BLUEPRINTS OF RESILIENCE 148 HEALING OUR HEROES 150 DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS 152 LIGHT BULB AWARD 156 ADS BACK IN THE DAY 158 PARTING SHOTS 162 NOW HIRING 166 BACK PAGE 240 136 138 14 16 The BLUES - SEPTEMBER ‘26 5

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