The Brief: Guardians of the Flame

In 1979, Chief Richard LaMunyon of the Wichita Police Department attended a Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) event that would, unknowingly, lead to a lifetime commitment of championing the needs of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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