Dallas County Deputy Sgt. Willie Calhoun Jr. has received the National Law Enforcement Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
“This award recognizes the police officer of the year,” Local VFW Post Commander Dennis Dourghty said. “Each post and state has winners. Mr. Calhoun was submitted by the sheriff’s office here for the review, and he was selected as our post winner. Then it went on to state, and he was selected.” Today he was awarded the National Award.
Calhoun said he is humbled. “It’s truly an honor,” Calhoun said. “It’s truly an honor to wake up every day and to see another day. And it’s really an honor to receive the local and state award from the great VFW.”
Sheriff Mike Granthum said Calhoun deserves the award. “This is a big deal,” Granthum said. “We get post winners, and every once in a while we get state winners. But this is the first time I remember a national winner from Dallas County.”
Granthum said Calhoun “comes to work every day with a good attitude. I wish I had 50 more of him.”
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