June 17--The job of police officer's wife can be frightening and nerve-wracking.
That's why there is a national organization, Wives Behind the Badge, to help support those who wait at home.
"We wait for them, we pray for them, we worry about them," said Joanne Reynolds, wife of Alamogordo Department of Public Safety officer Louis Reynolds. "Being a police officer's wife is not an easy job. They are out there fighting their own wars."
ADPS spouses have recently come together to support each other and the department in a similar effort to the Wives Behind the Badge
"We meet once a month in different places for dinner or coffee," Joanne said. "We want to be there for each other."
She said the local group strives to come up with ways to help each other, as well as those working at ADPS.
Just before Alamogordo Public Schools let out for the summer, the group asked the elementary schools if they could have the students write notes of thanks to the police officers. Numerous classes responded, Joanne said.
The group then divided the notes so each officer would receive several and delivered them to the police officers' mailboxes at the police station.
When a former police officer died, the wives prepared the food for the reception after the funeral.
"We are always looking for things we can do for each other," Joanne said. "We are excited about this group."
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