A young girl who tried to help restore another’s sight, a career public servant who coordinates life-saving operations for kids throughout the world and a highly respected career cop who helped raise the profile of the National Police Defense Foundation were among those honored by the NPDF at its annual awards dinner last night.
Tears, cheers and applause accompanied the tales of heroism, sacrifice and volunteerism by the honorees – among them, John A. DePrima, who heads the NPDF’s Operation Kids program and is solely responsible for coordinating life-saving surgeries in the U.S. for children who can’t get them in their own countries.
Operation Kids was the main theme of the evening, which included a special award given to 12-year-old Lillian Pravda.
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