Chaplain Roger Murphy watches with his right hand over his heart as McKenzie Sherman sings the national anthem.
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Assistant Chief Deputy Don Benson speaks the audience about the graduating class.
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Ronald Deland talks about his experience in training academy.
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Class 001 of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office training academy stand at attention. The members of the class include Andrew Baumann, Charles Butler, Ronald Deland, Justin McClure, Harvey Presley, Daniel Stanton, Justin Vandergriff, Timothy Burger, Daryl Cook, James Fischer, Janice Postel, Douglas Stakely and Dustin Stevenson.
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Actor David Keith tells the audience that law enforcement is first line of the nation’s defense.
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Andrew Baumann, the Top Gun and Top Fitness award winner, thanks the training staff and his fellow cadets.
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Valedictorian Janice Postel gives credit to the instructors and her faith in God for helping her through the academy experience.
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Blount County Sheriff James Berrong speaks during the graduation of the first class of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office Training Academy.
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Assistant Chief Deputy Don Benson talks about the partnership the training academy had with Blount County schools.
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