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Capitol Lens | A K-9 shrine

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By Tom Williams

Posted May 12, 2025 at 3:20pm

Master Police Officer Vann Sayasithsena of Fairfax, Va., lays a rose at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on Sunday with K-9 Valor during the National Police K-9 Memorial Service to honor fallen police dogs. Sayasithsena was paying respects to Titan, a Coweta County, Ga., sheriff’s office dog who was killed last November while charging an armed suspect.

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