
America's injured police officers have 'unrivaled peer support' from Wounded Blue: 'Service to others' first
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The Wounded Blue is a nonprofit group that helps injured and disabled police officers across America. Fox News Digital spoke with Randy Sutton, its founder, about the peer support offered.
"My entire team is made up of cops who have been beaten, run over, screwed up and screwed over," said Sutton, a 34-year law enforcement veteran. "They've come out on the other side and still continue to serve — some of them from wheelchairs, some who have been blinded, some who have been severely injured or disabled in other ways." The Wounded Blue recently received a strong jolt of charitable support from an array of country music stars. "People tell us afterward that because of this conference, they realized they had choices other than suicide." "We help in a lot of different ways, not just peer support. We've helped people get into treatment." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital.
The reason they stay involved, he said, is "service to others."