For officers Joseph Jirjees and Justin Malicdem, wearing a uniform means much more than just carrying a badge as sworn officers working for the Sycuan Tribal Police Department.
Every year the American Red Cross honors heroes who they say are ordinary people with extraordinary courage. Friday, among the list of those honored aboard the USS Midway were two police officers.
And that’s exactly what they did in April 2022, when they went inside a smoke filled home to rescue two sleeping children and three dogs. “Every parent... Like I said don’t want their kids hurt. They want to make sure they’re OK - and I wanted to make sure those parents when they got home their kids are OK,” he says.
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