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Bay State Cops Honored With Hanna Awards For Bravery

I had the privilege of attending and photographing the 2011 Hanna awards for bravery yesterday. The annual awards are in memory of  MA. State Trooper George Hanna, who was killed in the line of duty in 1983. This year’s awards honored many officer who were involved in shootouts among other serious matters. One officer, John “Jack ” Maguire was killed in one such shootout and honored posthumously. His wife Desiree and family members, were  escorted to the podium to receive his award by Woburn police chief Robert J. Ferullo Jr. Also in attendance was Somerville police detective Mario Oliveira, who was shot and nearly fatally wounded last year. Finally, the last photo (at bottom) is of little John Hanna Jr. trying to snap a photo of his dad, state trooper John Hanna Sr. John Sr’s brother was the late George Hanna.

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