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Son of Sam Cop Pays Tribute to Army Buddy Sgt. J.D. Salinger

'IN EVERY SENSE A HERO'

In a sympathy letter written to Matt Salinger after his father’s death, NYPD Chief of Detectives John Keenan remembers the GI he served alongside in World War II.

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