“I will be always be the son of a police officer”

When Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor Kevin Riley spoke at the graduation ceremony for the Atlanta Police Department it was more than just another address.

For Riley – the son of an Ohio police officer – the ceremony took on a deeply personal meaning.

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