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National Association of Counties • Washington, D.C.      Vol. 34, No. 5 • March 11 , 2002

Beverly Schlotterbeck, Editor
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First Vice President Karen Miller presents a NACo plaque to Capt. Rebecca Hackney, 1st District Commander, Arlington County, Va. Police Department, the incident commander for police personnel responding to the attack on the Pentagon, Sept. 11. Hackney was one of several “first responders” featured in a video tribute to first responders shown at the Legislative Conference. Looking on is another first responder, James M. Anderson, Technical Rescue Team, Arlington County, Va. Fire Department.




Photo by David Hathcox

Tribute to ‘first responders’ tops NACo conference

An emotional tribute to county “first responders” and a call from Attorney General John Ashcroft for cooperation among all levels of government in the struggle “to secure freedom” highlighted NACo’s Legislative Conference, dedicated to Homeland Security, which ended March 5.

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