#438 Guest Eric Johnson Explains The Best Way To Honor Our Fallen First Responders 6/20/24

Solid Steps Radio

“Honor begins immediately.” - Eric Johnson, retired police Sergeant from Louisville, Metro Police and Executive Director of Supporting Heroes. https://supportingheroes.org Imagine waking up and going to work, knowing that you may not come home that day because you die as a result of what you do for a living. The men and women who serve in our communities through police, fire and rescue, and EMS live that reality out every day for weeks, months and years on end. But what happens when they lose their life in the line of duty for the family they leave behind? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk with retired police sergeant Eric Johnson on the organization Supporting Heroes. An organization that came together out of tragedy. The mission statement for Supporting Heroes: “Our mission is to honor the service and sacrifice of public safety heroes who give their lives in the line of duty – by caring for the loved ones they leave behind.” The Goals of Supporting Heros: 1. Create a vehicle by which citizens could show their appreciation for the daily service and sacrifices of first responders. 2. Honor those in the police, fire, and EMS services who make the ultimate sacrifice. 3. Assure those left behind that their loved ones will never be forgotten and that they, the survivors, will always be cared for. On the show, Eric talks about when he knew he wanted to be a police officer, the struggles that those in public safety serve have, as well as the families of those who pass away in the line of duty. (Also on being one of the tallest police officers in all of the United States of America).